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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*dōkaz

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz, most common first.

duckTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
dookTo make a certain clucking sound.
deechTo smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
doekA cloth.