Where does “ennidúkr” come from?

ennidúkr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse dúkr, from Middle Low German dôk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

ennidúkr (Old Norse): headband

Definitions

  1. headband

Ancestry of “ennidúkr”, step by step

ennidúkr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dúkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúkrcloth
2Middle Low Germandôk—
3Old Saxondōk—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Old Norse enni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenniforehead; a steep crag
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →