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Where does “sluth hunde” come from?
sluth hunde (Middle English) comes from Old Norse slóð, from Proto-Germanic slōdō.
Ancestry of “sluth hunde”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
slóð
trail, track
2
Proto-Germanic
slōdō
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Words derived from “sluth hunde”
sleuth
sleuthhound
supersleuth
sleuthy
cybersleuth
sleuthlike
sleuthwork
sleuth-hound
sleuthery
websleuth
sleuthiness
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