Where does “Hundli” come from?

Hundli (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Hund, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Hundli (Pennsylvania German): puppy; little dog

Definitions

  1. puppy; little dog

Ancestry of “Hundli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHunddog
2Old High Germanhuntdog
3Proto-West Germanichunddog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →