English
houndy
From hound + -y.
Formed from hound + -y
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
adj Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / houndy