Where does “dook” come from?

dook (Scots) comes from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch duok, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

dook (Scots): duck; bathe; to duck

Definitions

  1. duck; bathe; to duck

Ancestry of “dook”, step by step

dook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch doek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoekcloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,...
2Middle Dutchdoeccloth
3Old Dutchduok—
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Middle English douken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoukento duck, plunge under water, submerge
2Old Englishdūcanto dip, dive, duck
3Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
4Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →