| 1 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 2 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 3 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 4 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 5 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 6 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |