hont

See also: hònt

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ.

Noun

hont m

dog
(derogatory) despicable, worthless person

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

hondekin

Descendants

Dutch: hond
- Afrikaans: hond
Limburgish: hóndj

Etymology 2

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

Noun

hont n

an area of 100 square rods, approximately 0.14 hectares or 1400 m²

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: hond, hont

Further reading

“hont (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“hont (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“hont (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Occitan

Noun

hont m (plural honts)

spring, source

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