Etymology

doggish

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a dog. Full definition →

Middle English doggische
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdoggische
  2. English todaydoggish

From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.