Etymology Explorer › Proto-West Germanic

Where does “dōk” come from?

dōk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

Ancestry of “dōk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

Words derived from “dōk”

  • witdoeke
  • doek
  • zeildoek
  • zeildoeken
  • zeildoeks
  • wisdoek
  • vaatdoek
  • lendendoek
  • blinddoek
  • zakdoek
  • theedoek
  • doeken
  • doekoe
  • doek
  • doec
  • doeck
  • doek
  • dōc
  • duok
  • duku
  • dhuku
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →