Where does “hondekin” come from?

hondekin (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.

hondekin (Middle Dutch): Diminutive of hont

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hont

Ancestry of “hondekin”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →