Where does “mårhund” come from?

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

mårhund (Norwegian Nynorsk): a raccoon dog "Nyctereutes procyonoides"

Definitions

  1. a raccoon dog "Nyctereutes procyonoides"

Ancestry of “mårhund”, step by step

mårhund traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhunddog; hound; hundred
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Danish mår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmårmarten
2Old Danishmord
3Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
4Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride

via Norwegian Nynorsk mår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmåra pine marten, "Martes martes"; a marten, a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz