Where does “Hundehütte” come from?
Hundehütte (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.
Hundehütte (German): doghouse; kennel
Definitions
- doghouse; kennel
Ancestry of “Hundehütte”, step by step
Hundehütte 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 hütte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hütte | hut, cabin, shack, cottage small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone |
| 2 | Middle High German | hütte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hutta | hut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hudjǭ | box, hut, hutch; hut, shelter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |