Where does “Hundche” come from?

Hundche (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Hund, from Central Franconian Hond, 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.

Ancestry of “Hundche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikHunddog
2Central FranconianHonddog; 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 →