Where does “dok” come from?

dok (Middle English) comes from Old English docce, from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā, from Proto-Germanic dukkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dok (Middle English): Hair cut at the tail; the dock; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Hair cut at the tail; the dock; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “dok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoccebundle, wisp
2Proto-West Germanic*dokkāsomething round, ball; mass, lump
3Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dukkǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā →