Where does “mjóhundr” come from?
mjóhundr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Ancestry of “mjóhundr”, step by step
mjóhundr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse hundr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Old Norse mjór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mjór | thin, slender, slim; pointed; narrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
Words derived from “mjóhundr”