Where does “hundsele” come from?
hundsele (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.
hundsele (Swedish): a dog harness
Definitions
- a dog harness
Ancestry of “hundsele”, step by step
hundsele 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 sele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sele | a harness (for a horse or other draft animal) |