the orgin of the word dog?

Answer 1

I think the English word dog comes from the Old English docga which means a "powerful breed of canine".

Answer 2

dog (n.) Look up dog at Dictionary.com
O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Gmc. and IE word; see canine) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (cf. Fr. dogue, Dan. dogge), but the origin remains one of the great mysteries of English etymology. Many expressions -- a dog's life (1607), go to the dogs (1619), etc. -- reflect earlier hard use of the animals as hunting accessories, not pampered pets. In ancient times, "the dog" was the worst throw in dice (attested in Gk., L., and Skt., where the word for "the lucky player" was lit. "the dog-killer"), which plausibly explains the Gk. word for "danger," kindynas, which appears to be "play the dog." Slang meaning "ugly woman" is from 1930s; that of "sexually aggressive man" is from 1950s. Dog tag is from 1918. Dogs "feet" is 1913, from rhyming slang dog's meat. To dog-ear a book is from 1659; dog-eared in extended sense of "worn, unkempt" is from 1894. Dogfish is first recorded 1475; dogwood is 1617, earlier dog-tree (1548).

"Notwithstanding, as a dog hath a day, so may I perchance have time to declare it in deeds." [Queen Elizabeth, 1550]

"It is ill wakyng of a sleapyng dogge." [Heywood, 1562]

Answer 3

When i was younger a old man told me this story which i dont remember well so it might be a little off;

This guy (again i dont remember who he was) had an animal that was great and would protect him from danger and warn him when something was going to happen, the guy thought it was a great animal and it reminded him of god and decided to spell it backwards, Dog.



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Answer 4

dog -
[Origin: bef. 1050; Middle English dogge, Old English docga]