Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dōk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōkaz.

Noun

*dōk m

cloth, rag

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dōk
Genitive	*dōkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dōk	dōkō, dōkōs
Accusative	*dōk	*dōkā
Genitive	*dōkas	*dōkō
Dative	*dōkē	*dōkum
Instrumental	*dōku	*dōkum

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, dook
    - → 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
  - Cimbrian: tuach
  - German: Tuch
    - → German Low German: Tüüg
    - → Esperanto: tuko
  - Luxembourgish: Duch
  - Pennsylvania German: Duch
  - Yiddish: טוך‎ (tukh)