Where does “Hundeleben” come from?
Hundeleben (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.
Hundeleben (German): dog's life; life of a dog
Definitions
- dog's life; life of a dog
Ancestry of “Hundeleben”, step by step
Hundeleben 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 lebēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lebēn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | leben | to live |
| 3 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |