Where does “Dellerduch” come from?

Dellerduch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Duch, from Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

Dellerduch (Pennsylvania German): napkin

Definitions

  1. napkin

Ancestry of “Dellerduch”, step by step

Dellerduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Duch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanDuchcloth, handkerchief
2Middle High Germantuoch—
3Old High Germantuoh—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Pennsylvania German Deller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanDellerplate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →