Where does “hundshaus” come from?

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

hundshaus (Icelandic): Used only in set phrases

Definitions

  1. Used only in set phrases

Ancestry of “hundshaus”, step by step

hundshaus 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 haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichausskull; head; header
2Old Norsehaussskull
3Proto-Germanichausazcovering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz
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