Where does “dunk” come from?

Dunk comes from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunken, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną and þunkōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teng-.

dunk (English): To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down...

Definitions

  1. To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down...

Ancestry of “dunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germandunke—
2Middle High Germandunken—
3Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
4Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
5Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “dunk”

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