Ngokwembali, igama elithi dachshund libuyela kwiqela lezinja ezithile zokuzingela ezazisetyenziswa njengeenja ezibizwa ngokuba zizinja zomhlaba ekuzingeleni ukwakhiwa, ngakumbi ukuzingela iibhegi. Ukuzaliswa kwedachshund eneenwele ezinde, eneneni ngengozi enye yezona nzala indala yedachshund yantlandlolo, kwaqala ngenkulungwane ye-18.
Ukuwela kwasekuqaleni kwenzeka phakathi kwe-dachshund, i-setter, i-spaniel, kunye ne-spaniel. Ngelo xesha, inja, eyayisetyenziselwa ukuzingela kuphela, yayifuna ukusekwa kwizangqa eziphezulu, ezifana nenkundla yasebukhosini, kunye nedyasi ende kwaye ekhanyayo.
Nangona kunjalo, olu hlobo lwasungulwa ngokupheleleyo kwinkulungwane yama-20 kwaye irejista yokuzalwa ayizange ifakwe emva ko-1900. Ixesha elide, i-dachshund eneenwele ezinde yayithathwa njengeyona nzala eyaziwayo ye-dachshund, de ekugqibeleni yatshintshwa yi-dachshund. i-dachshund eneenwele ezinde.
Inja yenja yaba yinto eyaziwayo, phakathi kwezinye izinto, kuba ngexesha le-Olimpiki yasehlobo ye-1972 eMunich, uWaldi wayemele i-mascot yokhuphiswano, i-dachshund.