duken

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to dive go under water
  • to dive, to leap
  • to duck
  • to hide oneself

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *dūcan inherited from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną (dive, bend down, duck, stoop, dip).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dūkaną

Gloss

dive, bend down, duck, stoop, dip

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鴨

Emoji

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