Etymology

guck

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Today it means: The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck. Full definition →

English duck ← Middle English doke ← Old English dū̆ce
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guck · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰh₂éns
  2. Proto-Germanic*gans
  3. Old Englishgōs
  4. Middle Englishgos
  5. Englishgoose
  6. Proto-Germanic*dūkaną
  7. Proto-West Germanic*dūkan
  8. Old Englishdū̆ce
  9. Middle Englishdoke
  10. Englishduck
  11. English todayguck

Blend of goose + duck.

Guck · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromGuck
  2. English todayGuck

Borrowed from German Guck or Gück.

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