Where does “dōk” come from?
dōk (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.
Ancestry of “dōk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |