Where does “dog” come from?

dog (Danish) comes from Middle Low German doch, from Old Saxon thōh, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

dog (Danish): however; Conveying impressedness, emotional...

Definitions

  1. however; Conveying impressedness, emotional...

Ancestry of “dog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandoch—
2Old Saxonthōh—
3Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic þauh →
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