• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / Language / How did the Dachshund get its name and Where does the word Dachshund come from?

How did the Dachshund get its name and Where does the word Dachshund come from?

March 20, 2020 by Karen Hill

True, Harold, Dach does mean “roof” auf Deutsch, but what, then, will you do with shund? It’s meaningless.

No, the first element is not Dach, but Dachs, and the meaning of that is “badger.”

This low-built hound (Hund), in other words, was especially used in Germany for hunting badgers, during the years long gone by when the baiting of badgers was a popular sport.

The Dachshund breed of dogs is thought to be very old, as its counterpart appears in ancient Egyptian paintings.

Related Facts

  • How Did Pepsi Get Its Name and Where Did the Name Pepsi Cola Come From?
  • How did America get its name and Where did the name America come from?
  • How did the fiddler crab get its name and Where did the name fiddler crab come from?
  • How Did the Chesapeake Bay Get Its Name and Where Does the Name "Chesapeake" Come From?
  • How did "daddy longlegs" get its name and Where does the name daddy longlegs come from?
  • How Did England Get its Name, What Does England Mean In Latin, and Where Did the Name Originate?

Filed Under: Language

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « Where does the term “catchpole” come from and What does catchpole mean?
Next Post: Where does the expression “hand-in-glove” come from and What does hand in glove mean? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2021 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy