English
houndish
Houndish comes from Middle English houndisch.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500houndisch
- Englishearliest quotation 1897houndish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500houndisch
- Englishearliest quotation 1897houndish
Earliest quotation: 1897, Richard Wagner: “This the "free" burgher of our Civilisation calls "houndish…”
Formed from hound + -ish
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
Every English word from Middle English houndisch
Today it means
adj Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English houndisch / houndish