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Where does “duk” come from?

duk (Swedish) comes 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-.

duk (Swedish): tablecloth; a piece of cloth used for protection...

Definitions

  1. tablecloth; a piece of cloth used for protection...

Ancestry of “duk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedúkrcloth
2Middle Low Germandôk—
3Old Saxondōk—
4Proto-West Germanicdōk—
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

Words derived from “duk”

  • duka
  • bordsduk
  • halsduk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →