Where does “houndely” come from?

houndely (Middle English) comes from Old English hundlīċ, from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ancestry of “houndely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhundlīċof or like dogs, canine
2Old Englishhunddog; hundred
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 →
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