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
- duck, drake; Alternative form of dokke
Ancestry of “doke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dūce | duck |
| 2 | Old English | dūcan | to dip, dive, duck |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |
Words derived from “doke”