Where does “dukkehus” come from?

dukkehus (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.

dukkehus (Danish): doll's house, dollhouse

Definitions

  1. doll's house, dollhouse

Ancestry of “dukkehus”, step by step

dukkehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdukkedoll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op
2Low Germandukken—
3Middle Low Germandūken—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Middle Low German dūken →