The term "domestic dog" is generally used for both of the domesticated and feral varieties. The English word dog comes from Middle English dogge, from Old English docga, a "powerful dog breed". The term may possibly derive from Proto-Germanic *dukkōn, represented in Old English finger-docce ("finger-muscle"). The word also shows the familiar petname diminutive -ga also seen in frogga "frog", picga "pig", stagga "stag", wicga "beetle, worm", among others. The term dog may ultimately derive from the earliest layer of Proto-Indo-European vocabulary. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the Proto-Germanic word that "dog" may have come from? ANS1 dukkōn QSN2 What may be the earliest vocabulary that the word "dog" came from? ANS2 Proto-Indo-European QSN3 Where does the word dog originate? ANS3 Old English docga QSN4 Dog could also come from the original layer of what vocabulary? ANS4 Proto-Indo-European