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
Ancestry of “Hundli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Hund | dog |
| 2 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |