Etymology

rottweiler

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Today it means: A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings. Full definition →

German Rottweiler ← Proto-Germanic *warjaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wer-
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  1. GermanRottweil
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  3. Proto-Germanic*warjaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*warjaz
  5. GermanRottweiler
  6. English todayRottweiler

Borrowed from German Rottweiler.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.