Where does “filledukke” come from?

filledukke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dukke, from Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

filledukke (Norwegian Bokmål): a rag doll

Definitions

  1. a rag doll

Ancestry of “filledukke”, step by step

filledukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldukkea doll; a marionette, puppet; to duck, dip, dive,...
2Low Germandukken—
3Middle Low Germandūken—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

via Norwegian Bokmål fille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfillea rag
2Old Norsefilla—
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dūkan →Every word from Middle Low German dūken →