Where does “Hundefänger” come from?
Hundefänger (German) comes from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Hundefänger (German): dogcatcher
Definitions
- dogcatcher
Ancestry of “Hundefänger”, step by step
Hundefänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 3 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via German Fänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fänger | agent noun of fangen |