Where does “dúkur” come from?

dúkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dúkr, from Middle Low German dôk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

dúkur (Icelandic): cloth, sheet

Definitions

  1. cloth, sheet

Ancestry of “dúkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúkrcloth
2Middle Low Germandôk—
3Old Saxondōk—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

Words derived from “dúkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →
dúkur — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer