doec

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *duoc, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.

Noun

doec m or n

cloth

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
	singular	plural
nominative	doec	doeke
accusative	doec	doeke
genitive	doecs	doeke
dative	doeke	doeken

Strong neuter noun
	singular	plural
nominative	doec	doec, doeke
accusative	doec	doec, doeke
genitive	doecs	doeke
dative	doeke	doeken

Alternative forms

doeck
dōk

Descendants

Dutch: doek
- Afrikaans: doek
  - → English: doek
  - → Shona: dhuku
- Berbice Creole Dutch: duku
- Jersey Dutch: duk
- Negerhollands: doek, doekoe
- → Akan: duku
  - → Nkonya: duku
  - → Wali (Ghana): ’duuku
- → Akebu: ɖuku-yǝ (via an intermediary language)
- → Lokono: doko
- → Aukan: duku
- → English: duck, dook
- → Fon: dukwí
- → Indonesian: duk
- → Japanese: ズック
- → Mbelime: dukìhṵ̀ (via an intermediary language)
- → Nawdm: dukŋa (via an intermediary language)
- → Scots: dook
- → Sranan Tongo: duku
  - → Caribbean Javanese: duku
  - → Dutch: doekoe
Limburgish: dook

Further reading

“doec”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “doec”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN