Where does “lundehund” come from?

lundehund (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.

lundehund (Norwegian Nynorsk): lundehund

Definitions

  1. lundehund

Ancestry of “lundehund”, step by step

lundehund 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 lunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklundepuffin
2Old Norselundipuffin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →