English

gazehound

PIE word *ḱwṓ From gaze (noun) + hound.

A compound of gaze + hound

Middle English gasen ‘to gaze or stare (at)’

English gaze

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 Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gazehound