Where does “fjárhundur” come from?

fjárhundur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hundur, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

fjárhundur (Icelandic): sheepdog

Definitions

  1. sheepdog

Ancestry of “fjárhundur”, step by step

fjárhundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hundur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichundura dog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Icelandic fé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfélivestock; cattle, chiefly sheep; assets; money
2Old Norsefécattle; livestock; property, money
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →