hond.
dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
Meaning & usage
dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
De hond rent achter de bal aan.
Zijn hond is zijn beste vriend.
A derogatory term for a human; a reprehensible person
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ. Cognate to German Hund, English hound.
an old unit of area measuring 100 roeden, approximately 0.14 hectares
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch *hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundą. Related to honderd.
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