Where does “slita hund” come from?

slita hund (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.

slita hund (Swedish): to perform grueling work

Definitions

  1. to perform grueling work

Ancestry of “slita hund”, step by step

slita hund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhunda dog; a hound
2Old Swedishhunderdog
3Old Norsehundra dog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Swedish slita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslitato wear; to tear; to labour, to work
2Old Swedishslītato tear apart
3Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →