Where does “duk” come from?
duk (Danish) comes from Danish dukke, from Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
duk (Danish): imperative of dukke
Ancestry of “duk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | dukke | doll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op |
| 2 | Low German | dukken | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dūken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |