====== 'Dog' etymology ======

>Dog (n.) Old English //docga//, a late, rare word, used in at least one Middle English source in reference to a powerful breed of canine. The word forced out Old English //hund// (the general Germanic and Indo-European word; see canine) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (French //dogue// (16c.), Danish //dogge//, German //Dogge// (16c.)), but the origin remains //one of the great mysteries of English etymology.//"
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>Source : [[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=dog|Online Etymology Dictionary]]

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