Where does “dorgi” come from?
dorgi (English) comes from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
dorgi (English): A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a...
Definitions
- A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a...
Ancestry of “dorgi”, step by step
dorgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corgi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corgi | A dog of a breed having a small body, short legs,... |
| 2 | Welsh | corgi | corgi dog; cur |
| 3 | Welsh | côr | crib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;... |
| 4 | English | quire | One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of... |
| 5 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 6 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 8 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via English dachshund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dachshund | A certain breed of dog having short legs and a... |
| 2 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 3 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 4 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |