Where does “swemdoek” come from?
swemdoek (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans doek, from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch duok, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.
swemdoek (Afrikaans): swim diaper
Definitions
- swim diaper
Ancestry of “swemdoek”, step by step
swemdoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans doek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | doek | cloth, fabric; canvas |
| 2 | Dutch | doek | cloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | doec | cloth |
| 4 | Old Dutch | duok | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | cloth, rag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |
via Afrikaans swem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | swem | to swim |
| 2 | Dutch | zwemmen | to swim |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | swemmen | to swim; to float; to overflow, to have in... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | swimman | to swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |