Where does “huntoþ” come from?
huntoþ (Old English) comes from Old English huntian, from Proto-West Germanic *huntōn — to hunt.
huntoþ (Old English): hunting, a hunt
Definitions
- hunting, a hunt
Ancestry of “huntoþ”, step by step
huntoþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English huntian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | huntian | to hunt |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *huntōn | to hunt |
via Old English oþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | oþ | until, as far as, up to, down to; until |