Where does “skubaduiker” come from?

skubaduiker (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans duiker, from Dutch duiker, from Middle Dutch dukere.

skubaduiker (Afrikaans): scuba diver

Definitions

  1. scuba diver

Ancestry of “skubaduiker”, step by step

skubaduiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans duiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansduikerdiver; duiker; diver, loon
2Dutchduikeran underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly...
3Middle Dutchdukere—

via Afrikaans skuba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansskuba—
Every word from Middle Dutch dukere →