Where does “horhund” come from?
horhund (Swedish) comes from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
horhund (Swedish): a lecherous, sexually immoral man
Definitions
- a lecherous, sexually immoral man
Ancestry of “horhund”, step by step
horhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hund | a dog; a hound |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hunder | dog |
| 3 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Swedish hör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hör | adultery, fornication sex with someone who is not one's spouse, or sex between unmarried people – sexual immorality: begå hor “commit adultery” |