Where does “dukken” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dukken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandūken—
2Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
3Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “dukken”

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