Where does “hounden” come from?

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

hounden (Middle English): Of or relating to hounds or dogs; canine; To...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to hounds or dogs; canine; To...

Ancestry of “hounden”, step by step

hounden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhounddog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially...
2Old Englishhunddog; hundred
3Proto-West Germanichunddog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Old English hunden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhundendog; canine
2Proto-Germanichundanaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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