Where does “doke” come from?

doke (Middle English) comes from Old English dūce, from Old English dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

doke (Middle English): duck, drake; Alternative form of dokke

Definitions

  1. duck, drake; Alternative form of dokke

Ancestry of “doke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūceduck
2Old Englishdūcanto dip, dive, duck
3Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
4Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “doke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Old English dūcan →