Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A sudden plunging into water.
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. · To fall suddenly into water. · To put out; to extinguish.
Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.
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