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English word origin

Etymology of Dock

* As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A male given name or nickname. · A surname.

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* As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”).

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  • Derivation mentiondǫkknon · pit, depression
  • Derivation mention*dankwazgem-pro · dark
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