2006-07-22 22:36:33 · 19 answers · asked by neethu n 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
because dog is a dog..
2006-07-22 23:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by amed y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is a cat called a cat? In order to gain universal understanding of items we discuss, people name them. Who knows why? Remember though, that the word "dog" is only called a dog in English. There's thousands of other words that exist which convey the same meaning as "dog."
2006-07-23 05:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by LivetoTravel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the English word dog derives from the Old English docga, a "powerful breed of canine". The French dogue and Spanish dogo as in dogo Argentino are borrowings from English.
2006-07-23 05:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by 27ridgeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word 'dog' was first use sometime before 1010- it was commonly used to refer to a man (like slang) in literature etc. and oral conversation. It originated from Old English 'docga' - the male term for canine.
2006-07-26 03:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that we are called humans, a cat is called a cat, the Earth is called the Earth and you are called an idiot... things just need names.
2006-07-23 05:39:49 · answer #5 · answered by susanradford18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a dog is called a dog because it is a dog.
a dog is called a dog because a dog can only be called dog
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him cat
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him mouse
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him cow
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him crow
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him elephant
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him monkey
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him donkey
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him dinosaur
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him tiger
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him lion
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him fox
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him man
a dog is called a dog because i cant call him woman
2006-07-23 07:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by krish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Adam (in the Bible) named it "dog"!
2006-07-23 05:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sexy Mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's the opposite of God.
I hate dogs.
God is cool.
2006-07-23 05:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is a DOG. Why are bees called bees?
2006-07-23 05:39:53 · answer #9 · answered by fedup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is stantardized,everything in the world is specified with a word.
Like measurement, it is unique everywhere in the world.
2006-07-23 05:50:56 · answer #10 · answered by ancha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋