hund-
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Prefix edit
hund- ("ten")
- prefix used at the beginning of numerals from 70 to 120
- hundeahtatiġ ― eighty
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *hundą (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”). Akin to Old English hund (“hundred”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
hund- ("hundred")
- hundred
- hundwelle ― hundred-fold
- hundfrēa ― centurion, leader of 100
- hundwintre ― of a hundred winters, aged 100 years, 100 years old
Etymology 3 edit
From hund (“dog, hound”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
hund- ("hound, dog, canine")