Where does “badhandduk” come from?

badhandduk (Swedish) comes from Swedish handduk, from Swedish duk, from Old Norse dúkr, from Middle Low German dôk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

badhandduk (Swedish): a bath towel

Definitions

  1. a bath towel

Ancestry of “badhandduk”, step by step

badhandduk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish handduk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandduka towel (cloth for drying)
2Swedishduktablecloth; a piece of cloth used for protection...
3Old Norsedúkrcloth
4Middle Low Germandôk—
5Old Saxondōk—
6Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
7Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Swedish bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbada bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →