Where does “dúkkuhús” come from?

dúkkuhús (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dúkka, 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.

dúkkuhús (Icelandic): dollhouse

Definitions

  1. dollhouse

Ancestry of “dúkkuhús”, step by step

dúkkuhús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dúkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdúkkadoll
2Danishdukkedoll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op
3Low Germandukken—
4Middle Low Germandūken—
5Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
6Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

via Icelandic hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúshouse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Middle Low German dūken →