Where does “huncwot” come from?

huncwot (Polish) comes from German Hundsfott, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, 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.

huncwot (Polish): blighter

Definitions

  1. blighter

Ancestry of “huncwot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHundsfottscoundrel
2Germanhunddog, hound
3Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
4Old High Germanhuntdog
5Proto-West Germanichunddog
6Proto-Germanichundazdog
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundaz