Reconstruction:Old English/docce

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dokkā, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon dokka (“swing, doll”), Old High German tokka (“stook, skein, doll, swing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdok.ke/

Noun

*docce f

  1. bundle, wisp
  2. muscle fibres, muscle

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative *docce *doccan
accusative *doccan *doccan
genitive *doccan *doccena
dative *doccan *doccum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: *dokke, dok (merger with Old Norse *dokkr)
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