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Where does “dūcan” come from?

dūcan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

Ancestry of “dūcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
2Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “dūcan”

  • duiker
  • duikboot
  • duik
  • duiker
  • deuk
  • duiken
  • induiken
  • papegaaiduiker
  • duiksport
  • ontduiken
  • ontduiking
  • belastingontduiking
  • opduiken
  • duikplank
  • duikelen
  • onderduiken
  • onderduiker
  • duken
  • duiker
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