docga

Old English

Alternative forms

dogga

Etymology

Unknown origin. There are several theories, none with much evidence.

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ (“power, strength, muscle”) + diminutive suffix -ga, probably meaning “little dynamo” in the original sense. Akin, if so, to Old English -docce (“muscle”) (compare fingerdocce (“finger-muscle”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdoɡ.ɡɑ/

Noun

docga m (nominative plural docgan)

(late) a powerful kind of dog, a hound

Declension

Declension of docga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	docga	docgan
accusative	docgan	docgan
genitive	docgan	docgena
dative	docgan	docgum

Descendants

Middle English: dogge
- Scots: dug
- English: dog

References

Only attested once, glossing Latin canis.

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