Where does “duken” come from?
duken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
duken (Middle Dutch): to dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
Definitions
- to dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
Ancestry of “duken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | dūcan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |
Words derived from “duken”