Where does “heahdeorhund” come from?

heahdeorhund (Old English) comes from Old English hēahdēor, from Old English dēor, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

heahdeorhund (Old English): deerhound, staghound

Definitions

  1. deerhound, staghound

Ancestry of “heahdeorhund”, step by step

heahdeorhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hēahdēor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēahdēordeer
2Old Englishdēoranimal, beast
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Old English hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhunddog; hundred
2Proto-West Germanichunddog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →