docga

Old English

Etymology

Unknown origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *dukkōn (“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”)).

Alternative forms

• dogga

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdod͡ʒa/

Noun

docga m (nominative plural docgan)

1. (late) A powerful kind of dog, a hound.

Descendants

• Middle English: dogge
• English: dog

References

• Only attested once, glossing Latin canis.