Where does “Hosehunt” come from?

Hosehunt (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Hunt, from Old Saxon hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Hosehunt (Plautdietsch): harrier hound for hunting hares

Definitions

  1. harrier hound for hunting hares

Ancestry of “Hosehunt”, step by step

Hosehunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Hunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHuntdog
2Old Saxonhunda dog
3Proto-West Germanichunddog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Plautdietsch Hos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschHosrabbit, hare
2Middle Low Germanhasehare
3Old Saxonhaso—
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →