Where does “dukke” come from?
dukke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
dukke (Norwegian Bokmål): a doll; a marionette, puppet; to duck, dip, dive,...
Definitions
- a doll; a marionette, puppet; to duck, dip, dive,...
Ancestry of “dukke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | dukken | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dūken | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |
Words derived from “dukke”