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Where does “hundlīċ” come from?

hundlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundlīċ (Old English): of or like dogs, canine

Definitions

  1. of or like dogs, canine

Ancestry of “hundlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhunddog; hundred
2Proto-West Germanichunddog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “hundlīċ”

  • houndly
  • houndly
  • houndely
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