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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.
Report Abuse. The German Shepherd Dog (GSD, also known as an Alsatian), (German: Deutscher Schaeferhund) schÃ¤ferhund is a breed of-large sized dog that originated In.[germany] 2 German shepherds are a relatively new breed of, dog whose origins date to. 1899he direct translation of the German name was adopted for use in the official breed registry; however, at the conclusion of World War I, it was believed that the inclusion of the word German would harm the breed's popularity, due to the anti-German sentiment of the era.