Where does “Dachshund” come from?

Dachshund (German) comes from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Dachshund (German): dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...

Definitions

  1. dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...

Ancestry of “Dachshund”, step by step

Dachshund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
2Old High Germandahs—
3Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
4Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
5Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via German hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhunddog, hound
2Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
3Old High Germanhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “Dachshund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →