Where does “Dunker” come from?

Dunker (English) comes from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Dunker (English): One of a religious denomination whose tenets and...

Definitions

  1. One of a religious denomination whose tenets and...

Ancestry of “Dunker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdunkTo submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down...
2Pennsylvania Germandunke—
3Middle High Germandunken—
4Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
5Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
6Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “Dunker”

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