Where does “dûke” come from?
dûke (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dūka, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
dûke (West Frisian): to plunge, dive
Ancestry of “dûke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | dūka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |