Where does “douke” come from?
douke (Middle English) comes from Old English duce, from Old English dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
Ancestry of “douke”, step by step
douke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English duce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | duce | 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 |
via Old English dūce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dūce | duck |