Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds).

Noun

*ᚺᚢᛞᚨᛉ (*hudaʀ /*hundaʀ/) m

  1. dog; hound

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hundr
    • Icelandic: hundur
    • Faroese: hundur
    • Norn: hund
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hund, (dialectal) hund’e, hónd’e
    • Old Swedish: hunder
    • Old Danish: hund
      • Danish: hund
        • Norwegian Bokmål: hund
      • Scanian: hońń
    • Gutnish: hund