doek
English
noun
Definitions
- (South Africa) A cloth.
- (South Africa) A kopdoek: a kerchief or bandanna worn as a head covering.
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans doek (cloth) derived from Dutch, Flemish doek (cloth, canvas, linen, fabric, garment, screen, curtain) derived from Middle Dutch doec derived from Old Dutch *duok derived from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (cloth, rag).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dōkaz
Gloss
cloth, rag
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
布
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- altaardoek Dutch, Flemish
- blinddoek Dutch, Flemish
- doek Dutch, Flemish
- doekboom Dutch, Flemish
- draagdoek Dutch, Flemish
- dundoek Dutch, Flemish
- halsdoek Dutch, Flemish
- handdoek Dutch, Flemish
- hoofddoek Dutch, Flemish
- lakdoek Dutch, Flemish
- lendendoek Dutch, Flemish
- opdoeken Dutch, Flemish
- spandoek Dutch, Flemish
- stofdoek Dutch, Flemish
- theedoek Dutch, Flemish
- vaatdoek Dutch, Flemish
- vlaggendoek Dutch, Flemish
- wisdoek Dutch, Flemish
- zakdoek Dutch, Flemish
- zeildoek Dutch, Flemish
- *dwōg- Proto-Indo-European
- *dōkaz Proto-Germanic
- *dōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- ズック Japanese
- dúkr Old Norse
- duk Indonesian
- doec Middle Dutch
- (*)duoh Old High German
- tuoch Old High German
- tuoh Old High German
- doek Afrikaans
- kopdoek Afrikaans
- sakdoek Afrikaans
- *dōk gmw-pro
- *duoc Old Dutch
- *duok Old Dutch
- dōk Old Saxon
- iduku Zulu
- dōk Old Frisian
- duku Sranan Tongo
- dhuku Shona