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Where does “donk” come from?

donk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch donc, from Old Dutch dunk, from Proto-Germanic dungz, from Proto-Mien *duŋᴮ.

donk (Dutch): A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin,...

Definitions

  1. A sandy hill, typically of glacial origin,...

Ancestry of “donk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdonc—
2Old Dutchdunk—
3Proto-Germanicdungzcellar
4Proto-Mien*duŋᴮ—
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