Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·german ·1880s
Dachshund
from Dachshund
- Meaning
- Badger-dog — bred in Germany to dig out badgers.
- Source word
- Dachshund
- Route into English
- German hunting tradition → English dog-breed registries 19th c.
- Arrived
- 1880s
English borrows.
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