Where does “duckiness” come from?
duckiness (English) comes from English ducky, from English Duck, 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-.
duckiness (English): The quality of being like a duck (the aquatic bird)
Definitions
- The quality of being like a duck (the aquatic bird)
Ancestry of “duckiness”, step by step
duckiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ducky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ducky | Resembling or characteristic of a duck; Great;... |
| 2 | English | Duck | To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something |
| 3 | Dutch | doek | cloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | doec | cloth |
| 5 | Old Dutch | duok | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | cloth, rag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |