Where does “hunten” come from?
hunten (Middle English) comes from Cimbrian hunt, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hunten (Middle English): to hunt
Definitions
- to hunt
Ancestry of “hunten”, step by step
hunten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cimbrian hunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | hunt | dog |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 3 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Old English huntian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | huntian | to hunt |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *huntōn | to hunt |
via Cimbrian en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | en | — |