Where does “hundespann” come from?

hundespann (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.

hundespann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dog team

Definitions

  1. a dog team

Ancestry of “hundespann”, step by step

hundespann 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 spann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspannbucket, pail
2Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →