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Where does “dukkǭ” come from?

dukkǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dukkǭ (Proto-Germanic): power, strength; muscle

Definitions

  1. power, strength; muscle

Ancestry of “dukkǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dukkǭ”

  • dock
  • docking
  • docket
  • dockyard
  • dockside
  • docker
  • dockage
  • docklands
  • drydock
  • dockworker
  • dockable
  • dockland
  • undock
  • dockmaster
  • dockhand
  • spatterdock
  • dockman
  • spacedock
  • redock
  • redocking
  • undockable
  • docky
  • docklike
  • dockless
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