Gąsiorowski, Piotr2012-05-082012-05-082006Indogermanische Forschungen 111 (2006), 275-284.http://hdl.handle.net/10593/2479This article explores the origin of English dog (OE *docga), generally regarded as a word of unknown origin. It is argued, on the basis of its morphology, that the word is a hypocoristic derivative of <dox>, an Old English colour adjective. The article suggests that the relation between OE <frox> and <frocga> ‘frog’ is not an isolated irregularity but an example of a derivational process represented also by <dox : *docga> and possibly by other such pairs in Old English (e.g. <fox: *fogga>).DOI: 10.1515/9783110186505.275EtymologyOld EnglishGermanicDogDocgaHundDocgenaMiddle EnglishArtykułhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/indo.2006.111.issue-1/9783110186505.275/9783110186505.275.xml?format=INT