duk
Swedish
/ˈdʉːk/
noun
Definitions
- tablecloth; a piece of cloth used for protection of a table or for decoration
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse dúkr derived from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (cloth, rag) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwōg-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwōg-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *dwōg- Proto-Indo-European
- duk Norwegian Bokmål
- *dōkaz Proto-Germanic
- *dōkijaną Proto-Germanic
- bord Swedish
- bordsduk Swedish
- duka Swedish
- hals Swedish
- halsduk Swedish
- hand Swedish
- handduk Swedish
- näsa Swedish
- näsduk Swedish
- duk Norwegian Nynorsk
- dúkr Old Norse
- dúkahnífur Icelandic
- dúkur Icelandic
- dúkönd Icelandic
- flaggdúkur Icelandic
- (*)duoh Old High German
- tuoch Old High German
- tuoh Old High German
- *dōk gmw-pro
- *duoc Old Dutch
- *duok Old Dutch
- duk Middle Low German
- dōk Old Saxon
- dōk Old Frisian