English
elkhound
From elk + hound.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- ‘deer’
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Proto-Germanic *elhaz
Proto-West Germanic *elh
Old English eolc
Middle English elk ‘elk, moose (Alces alces)’
English elk
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
Proto-Germanic *hundaz ‘dog’
Proto-West Germanic *hund ‘dog’
Old English hund
Middle English hound ‘a hunting or sporting dog’
English hound
Today it means
noun Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elkhound