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

  1. a doll; a marionette, puppet; to duck, dip, dive,...

Ancestry of “dukke”, step by step

dukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German dukken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandukken—
2Middle Low Germandūken—
3Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
4Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

via Old Norse dokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedokka—
2Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dukke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Middle Low German dūken →