Where does “Hondt” come from?

Hondt (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ancestry of “Hondt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhontdog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
2Old Dutchhuntdog
3Proto-West Germanichunddog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Hondt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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