Where does “tuken” come from?
tuken (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch tucken, from Proto-Germanic teuh-, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tuken (Middle English): to abuse, mistreat; to plunder; to tuck
Definitions
- to abuse, mistreat; to plunder; to tuck
Ancestry of “tuken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tucken | to tuck |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | teuh- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
Words derived from “tuken”