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dog O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Germanic and IE word; see canine) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (cf. Fr. dogue, Dan. dogge), but the origin remains one of the great mysteries of English etymology.
One possible theory is that the name âhot dogâ was part of a tease; in addition to sausages, Germans in the United States were also known for their dachshund dogs. The Germansâ sausages might have been given the name âhot dogâ as part of a joke on how similar they were in shape to the Germansâ dachshunds!