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Dachs
German · medieval
"badger"
meaning "badger"
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Dachshund
German · 1700s
"a badger dog"
combining "Dachs" with "Hund" (dog), bred to hunt badgers
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dachshund
English · 1800s
"a long-bodied, short-legged dog breed"
adopted directly from German
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