Where does “hundafangari” come from?
hundafangari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hundur, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hundafangari (Icelandic): dogcatcher
Definitions
- dogcatcher
Ancestry of “hundafangari”, step by step
hundafangari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hundur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hundur | a dog |
| 2 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Icelandic fangari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fangari | catcher |