Where does “ducking” come from?
Ducking derives from English duck, from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Latin dux (leader), from Latin duco (to lead), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European dʰew-, dwōg-, and dewk-.
ducking (English): present participle of duck; The action of the...
Definitions
- present participle of duck; The action of the...
Ancestry of “ducking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | duck | To quickly lower the head or body in order to... |
| 2 | Middle English | dukken | — |
| 3 | Old English | ducan | — |