Where does “docke” come from?

docke (German) comes from Middle High German tocke, from Old High German toccha, from Proto-Germanic dokko, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeu-k- — to spin, shake.

docke (German): stook, rick

Definitions

  1. stook, rick

Ancestry of “docke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantocke—
2Old High Germantocchadoll
3Proto-Germanicdokkosomething round
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeu-k-to spin, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeu-k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dokko →Every word from Old High German toccha →