Teckel

18th c., from Low German Teckel, a variant of German Dackel, also Dächsel and perhaps *Däckel, from Dachshund.

Most readily explained as a borrowing from Upper German or East Central German dialects, which use the diminutive ending -el and in which word-initial ‹d› tends to be voiceless. Note, however, that Teckel is attested somewhat earlier than the other forms.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛkəl/

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• Hyphenation: Te‧ckel

Teckel m (strong, genitive Teckels, plural Teckel)

1. (specialist, otherwise dated) dachshund (sausage dog, wiener dog)

   Synonyms: (usual) Dackel, (archaic) Dachshund

   • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 477:

     Wohingegen Diederich von tiefem Wohlgefallen erfüllt ward durch die Teckel des Kaisers, die vor den Schleppen der Hofdamen keine Achtung zu haben brauchten.

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• → Dutch: teckel
• → French: teckel