Where does “dukrun” come from?

dukrun (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch duiken, from Middle Dutch duken, from Old Dutch dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

dukrun (Sranan Tongo): to dive

Definitions

  1. to dive

Ancestry of “dukrun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduikento dive
2Middle Dutchdukento dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
3Old Dutchdūcanto duck, dive
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną →
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