Where does “spandoek” come from?

spandoek (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-.

spandoek (Dutch): banner

Definitions

  1. banner

Ancestry of “spandoek”, step by step

spandoek 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 spannen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspannento strain, to put tension on; to stretch
2Middle Dutchspannen
3Old Dutchspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span

Words derived from “spandoek”

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