Where does “Duch” come from?

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

Duch (Pennsylvania German): cloth, handkerchief

Definitions

  1. cloth, handkerchief

Ancestry of “Duch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Duch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →