Where does “Zwergpudel” come from?

Zwergpudel (German) comes from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, 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 — dog.

Zwergpudel (German): a miniature poodle between 28 and 34 cm

Definitions

  1. a miniature poodle between 28 and 34 cm

Ancestry of “Zwergpudel”, step by step

Zwergpudel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pudel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPudelpoodle
2GermanPudelhundpoodle
3Germanhunddog, hound
4Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
5Old High Germanhuntdog
6Proto-West Germanichunddog
7Proto-Germanichundazdog
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →