kwon-

Dog. Oldest form *k̑won-, becoming *kwon- in centum languages.

1. cynic; cynosure, Procyon, quinsy, from Greek kuōn, dog.

2. Suffixed zero-grade form *kwn̥-to-.

a. hound, from Old English hund, dog;

b. dachshund, from Old High German hunt, dog;

c. keeshond, from Middle Dutch hond, dog. a-c all from Germanic *hundaz.

3. Nominative form *kwō. corgi, from Welsh ci, dog.

4. Variant *kan-i-. canaille, canary, canicular, canine, chenille, kennel¹, from Latin canis, dog.

 

[Pokorny k̑u̯on- 632.]

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