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Where does “duiker” come from?

duiker (English) comes from Afrikaans duiker, from Dutch duiker, from Middle Dutch dukere.

duiker (English): Any of several species of small southern African...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of small southern African...

Ancestry of “duiker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansduikerdiver; duiker; diver, loon
2Dutchduikeran underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly...
3Middle Dutchdukere—
Every word from Middle Dutch dukere →