dúkr

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to Old Frisian dōk, Old Saxon dōk or Middle Low German dōk; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz.

Noun

dúkr m

1. cloth

Derived terms

• ennidúkr (“headband”)
• námdúkr

Related terms

• kyrtill
• skyrta
• brók
• hosa
• klæði

Descendants

• Icelandic: dúkur
• Faroese: dúkur
• Norwegian Bokmål: duk
• Norwegian Nynorsk: duk
• Old Swedish: dūker
  • Swedish: duk, dok
• Danish: dug