Where does “deuken” come from?

deuken (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

deuken (Dutch): to dent

Definitions

  1. to dent

Ancestry of “deuken”, step by step

deuken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch deuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeukdent
2Dutchduikento dive
3Middle Dutchdukento dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
4Old Dutchdūcanto duck, dive
5Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
6Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →