Where does “dykker” come from?

dykker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dykke, from Low German dücken.

dykker (Norwegian Bokmål): a diver; present of dykke

Definitions

  1. a diver; present of dykke

Ancestry of “dykker”, step by step

dykker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dykke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldykketo dive
2Low Germandücken—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “dykker”

Every word from Low German dücken →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål dykke →
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