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Where does “hundr” come from?

hundr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundr (Old Norse): a dog

Definitions

  1. a dog

Ancestry of “hundr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichundazdog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “hundr”

  • hunttu
  • hund
  • vattenhund
  • hundskatt
  • førerhund
  • lundehund
  • hund
  • hundeliv
  • hundemat
  • vannhund
  • hundeskål
  • hundeeier
  • hundeeigar
  • lundehund
  • førarhund
  • hund
  • hundeliv
  • hundemat
  • hundeskål
  • mårhund
  • fårehund
  • hundefoder
  • hundesyg
  • hundesvær
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