Re: why god spells backward of dog?

Peter T. Daniels wrote:

Seriously though what is the Etymology of "Dog" I can't think of any
cognates.
Unknown AFAIK. It's not known before the C11 and only in English
Not true. Mbabaram has it too.

(though subsequently borrowed into some other languages) and seems to
have meant a particular breed or type of hunting dog.
"Dog" is from proto-Paman *gudaga. Cognates include utaGa in Uradhi, u?u
in Luthigh, uda in Ogh-Anggula, tey in Mbara, twa in Yinwum, ?wa in
Awngthim, two in Mbywom, to in Kuku-Thatpan, gur@k in Gugadj, kur@k in
Gog-Nar, ku in Wik-Munkan, kuta in Kuuk Thaayorre, ku?aaka in Kuuku-Ya?u,
gudaa in Guugu Yimidhirr, and gudaga in Yidiny, to quote just a few.
Dyirbal, just to the south, has guda, but Dyirbal isn't a Paman language,
so this may be a loan-word.
These are Australian languages. "Dog" in English far predates European
contact with Australian aborigines.

You seem to have missed the point. John just demonstrated that there
was contact long before the alleged first arrival in 1788.

Otherwise, how did people walk the dog?
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