hund-

See also: hund and Hund

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hund-, apparently from a metathesis of numerals ending in Proto-Germanic *-tēhundą, placing the hund- at the fore. Akin to Old Saxon ant- (compare Dutch tachtig (“eighty”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌxund/, [ˌhund]

Prefix

hund- ("ten")

  1. prefix used at the beginning of numerals from 70 to 120
    hundeahtatiġ ― eighty

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hundą (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”). Akin to Old English hund (“hundred”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxund/, [ˈhund]

Prefix

hund- ("hundred")

  1. hundred
    hundwelle ― hundred-fold
    hundfrēa ― centurion, leader of 100
    hundwintre ― of a hundred winters, aged 100 years, 100 years old

Etymology 3

From hund (“dog, hound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxund/, [ˈhund]

Prefix

hund- ("hound, dog, canine")

  1. dog, canine-, canid-
    hundwealh ― a dog attendant, dog-keeper
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