English
Swedish Vallhund
Swedish Vallhund comes from Swedish vallhund ‘herding dog’.
- Swedishmodernvallhund‘herding dog’
- EnglishtodaySwedish Vallhund
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Swedishmodernvallhund‘herding dog’
- EnglishtodaySwedish Vallhund
A compound of valla ‘herd’ + hund ‘dog’
Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’
Proto-Indo-European *péḱu ‘livestock’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós
Proto-Germanic *hundaz ‘dog’
Old Norse hundr ‘a dog’
Old Swedish hunder ‘dog’
Swedish hund ‘dog’
Every English word from Swedish vallhund
Today it means
noun A dog of a small, powerful breed associated with the Vikings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Swedish vallhund / Swedish Vallhund