Where does “Dachswelpe” come from?

Dachswelpe (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.

Dachswelpe (German): young badger, badger puppy

Definitions

  1. young badger, badger puppy

Ancestry of “Dachswelpe”, step by step

Dachswelpe 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 welpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwelpepuppy male or of unspecified gender (young dog)
2Middle High GermanWelffrom the common noun welf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →