Where does “hont” come from?
hont (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hont (Middle Dutch): dog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
Definitions
- dog; despicable, worthless person; an area of 100...
Ancestry of “hont”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | hunt | dog |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “hont”