Where does “dodkin” come from?
dodkin (English) comes from Dutch duitken, from Dutch duit, from Old Norse þveit, from Proto-Germanic þwaitą, from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...
dodkin (English): A doit; a small coin
Ancestry of “dodkin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | duitken | — |
| 2 | Dutch | duit | A Dutch copper coin with the value of 1⁄160 of a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | þveit | a clearing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þwaitą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tweys- | to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,... |