Where does “lendendoek” come from?

lendendoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch duok, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

lendendoek (Dutch): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “lendendoek”, step by step

lendendoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch doek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
2Middle Dutchdoeccloth
3Old Dutchduok—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Dutch lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlendeloin, bottom part of the back; flank, side;...
2Middle Dutchlenden—
3Old Dutchlendin—
4Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →