Where does “dunk” come from?
dunk (Swedish) comes from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
dunk (Swedish): jerry can
Definitions
- jerry can
Ancestry of “dunk”, step by step
dunk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English dunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dunk | To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down... |
| 2 | Pennsylvania German | dunke | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | dunken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dunkōn | to dip, submerge, dunk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þunkōn | to wet, moisten; to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þunkōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Middle Low German tunneke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | tunneke | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tunne | barrel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 4 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via Swedish dunka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dunka | to thump, to pound |
| 2 | Old Norse | dengja | to beat, to hammer; to sharpen by hammering |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dangijaną | to beat, hit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |