Where does “hund” come from?
hund (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
hund (Proto-West Germanic): dog
Ancestry of “hund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
Words derived from “hund”