Rüde.
male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)
Meaning & usage
male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)
hound, foxhound
herding dog, guard dog (strong male dog used for certain tasks)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German rüde, rüd, from Old High German rudio, from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“male dog”), possibly from *hruttōn- (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutan-, *hrūtan-, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta. Cognate to Dutch reu, probably also to Low German Rühe (“dog”).
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