Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōkaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwōg-, *dwōk- (“cloth”). Cognate with Sanskrit ध्वज (dhvajá, “flag, banner”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.kɑz/

Noun

*dōkaz m

cloth, rag

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dōkaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dōkaz	dōkōz, dōkōs
vocative	*dōk	dōkōz, dōkōs
accusative	*dōką	*dōkanz
genitive	dōkas, dōkis	*dōkǫ̂
dative	*dōkai	*dōkamaz
instrumental	*dōkō	*dōkamiz

Descendants

Old Frisian: dōk
- Saterland Frisian: Douk
- West Frisian: doek
Old Saxon: dōk
- Middle Low German: dôk
  - German Low German: Dook
Old Dutch: *duoc
- Middle Dutch: doec
  - Dutch: doek
    - Afrikaans: doek
      - → English: doek
      - → Shona: dhuku
    - → English: duck
    - → Indonesian: duk
    - → Japanese: ズック
    - → Scots: dook
    - → Sranan Tongo: duku
      - → Dutch: doekoe
  - Limburgish: dook
Old High German: tuoh
- Middle High German: tuoch
  - Central Franconian: Duch
  - German: Tuch
    - German Low German: Tüüg
    - → Esperanto: tuko
  - Luxembourgish: Duch
  - Pennsylvania German: Duch
  - Yiddish: טוך‎ (tukh)
Old Norse: dúkr (possibly borrowed)
- Icelandic: dúkur
- Faroese: dúkur
- Norwegian: duk
- Old Swedish: dūker
  - Swedish: duk
- Danish: dug