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Where does “duckly” come from?

duckly (English) comes 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-.

duckly (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a duck or...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a duck or...

Ancestry of “duckly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDuck—
2Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
3Middle Dutchdoeccloth
4Old Dutchduok—
5Proto-West Germanicdōk—
6Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →