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Where does “docka” come from?

docka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dokka, from Proto-Germanic dukkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

docka (Swedish): a doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock

Definitions

  1. a doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock

Ancestry of “docka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedokka—
2Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “docka”

  • tokka
  • dockhus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →