Where does “dúkka” come from?

dúkka (Icelandic) comes from Danish dukke, from Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

dúkka (Icelandic): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “dúkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdukkedoll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op
2Low Germandukken—
3Middle Low Germandūken—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “dúkka”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Middle Low German dūken →