Where does “docken” come from?
docken (German) comes from German dock, from English dock, from Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch docke, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
docken (German): to dock
Definitions
- to dock
Ancestry of “docken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dock | dock a construction in which ships are repaired |
| 2 | English | dock | Any of the genus "Rumex" of coarse weedy plants... |
| 3 | Dutch | dok | dock |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | docke | a doll; channel |
| 5 | Italian | doccia | shower; drainpipe; plaster cast |
| 6 | Italian | doccione | spout (for water); gargoyle |
| 7 | Latin | ductiō | leading (away) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |