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Where does “Dackel” come from?

Dackel (German) comes from German Dachshund, 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Dackel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
2GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
3Old High Germandahs—
4Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
5Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
6Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “Dackel”

  • teckel
  • teckel
  • דקל
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