Where does “dock” come from?

dock (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish doch, from Middle Low German doch, from Old Saxon thōh, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

dock (Swedish): though, however, still, nevertheless

Definitions

  1. though, however, still, nevertheless

Ancestry of “dock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdoch
2Middle Low Germandoch
3Old Saxonthōh
4Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “dock

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic þauh