Etymology

doggy

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Today it means: A dog, especially a small one. Full definition →

English dog ← Middle English dogge ← Old English *dogga
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doggy · noun, adjective, adverb1

  1. Old English*dogga
  2. Middle Englishdogge
  3. Englishdog
  4. English todaydoggy

From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).

doggy · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdoggi
  2. English todaydoggy

From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog + -y (adjectival suffix).

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