English word hunt comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥t-néh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *kend-, and later Proto-Germanic *huntōną (To hunt.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱn̥t-néh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kend- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *hunttōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *huntōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To hunt. |
| *huntô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| hunta | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Hunter. |
| huntian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To hunt. |
| hunten | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| hunt | English (en) | (ambitransitive) To chase down prey and (usually) kill it.. (ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).. (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.. (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.. (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a [...] |
