Where does “hundeeigar” come from?

hundeeigar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hund, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundeeigar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dog owner

Definitions

  1. a dog owner

Ancestry of “hundeeigar”, step by step

hundeeigar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhunda dog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Norwegian Nynorsk eigar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeigarowner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →