Where does “Schäferhündin” come from?

Schäferhündin (German) comes from German Schäferhund, 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.

Schäferhündin (German): female German Shepherd

Definitions

  1. female German Shepherd

Ancestry of “Schäferhündin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchäferhundGerman shepherd
2Germanhunddog, hound
3Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
4Old High Germanhuntdog
5Proto-West Germanichunddog
6Proto-Germanichundazdog
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →