Where does “Duak” come from?

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

Duak (Plautdietsch): shawl, kerchief

Definitions

  1. shawl, kerchief

Ancestry of “Duak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandôk—
2Old Saxondōk—
3Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
4Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →