Where does “duik” come from?
duik (Dutch) comes from Dutch duiken, from Middle Dutch duken, from Old Dutch dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
duik (Dutch): dive, the act of diving into the water; dive,...
Definitions
- dive, the act of diving into the water; dive,...
Ancestry of “duik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | duiken | to dive |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | duken | to dive; to dive, to leap; to duck |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dūcan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |