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Where does “hundaz” come from?

hundaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundaz (Proto-Germanic): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “hundaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “hundaz”

  • hound
  • poodle
  • sleuth
  • hounding
  • foxhound
  • wolfhound
  • hellhound
  • houndstooth
  • staghound
  • coonhound
  • grayhound
  • sleuthhound
  • newshound
  • Labradoodle
  • boarhound
  • elkhound
  • rockhounding
  • houndlike
  • boozehound
  • supersleuth
  • gazehound
  • scenthound
  • sleuthy
  • houndy
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