English word origin

Etymology of dook

Onomatopoeic.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A certain clucking sound made by ferrets.

verb

To make a certain clucking sound.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic.

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Source etymology 2

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verb

Alternative form of duck.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From duck.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A strong, untwilled linen or cotton.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Dutch doek (“cloth, fabric, canvas”), from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch *dōc, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“cloth”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwōg-, *dwōk- (“cloth”). See also duck (cloth).

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Derivation mention*dōcodt
Derivation mention*dōkgmw-pro
Derivation mention*dōkazgem-pro
Derivation mention*dwōg-ine-pro

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