Where does “duucks” come from?

duucks (Yola) comes from Middle English doke, from Old English dūce, from Old English dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

duucks (Yola): ducks

Definitions

  1. ducks

Ancestry of “duucks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdokeduck, drake; Alternative form of dokke
2Old Englishdūceduck
3Old Englishdūcanto dip, dive, duck
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
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