| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | kwon- |
| DEFINITION: | Dog. Oldest form * won-, becoming *kwon- in centum languages. 1. cynic; cynosure, Procyon, quinsy, from Greek ku n, dog. 2. Suffixed zero-grade form *kw -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 *kw. corgi, from Welsh ci, dog. 4. Variant *kan-i-. canaille, canary, canicular, canine, chenille, kennel1, from Latin canis, dog. (Pokorny  on- 632.) |
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