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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.
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 *dukkÅn, represented in Old English finger-docce (finger-muscle).