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