Where does “donkkaus” come from?
donkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish donkata, from Finnish donkki, from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną — to think.
donkkaus (Finnish): dunking; dunk shot
Definitions
- dunking; dunk shot
Ancestry of “donkkaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | donkata | To dunk |
| 2 | Finnish | donkki | dunk, dunk shot, instance of dunking |
| 3 | English | dunk | To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down... |
| 4 | Pennsylvania German | dunke | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | dunken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | dunkōn | to dip, submerge, dunk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þunkōn | to wet, moisten; to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þunkōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |