Where does “Wuechthond” come from?

Wuechthond (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish 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.

Wuechthond (Luxembourgish): guard dog, watchdog

Definitions

  1. guard dog, watchdog

Ancestry of “Wuechthond”, step by step

Wuechthond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Hond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHonddog
2Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
3Old High Germanhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Luxembourgish Wuecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWuechtwatch
2Middle High Germanwahta—
3Old High Germanwahta—
4Proto-West Germanicwahtuwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
6Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →