Where does “dugme” come from?

dugme (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوگمه, from Proto-Germanic tug-, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

dugme (Serbo-Croatian): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “dugme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدوگمهknob, button
2Proto-Germanictug-—
3Frankish-wald—
4Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
5Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
6Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic tug- →
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