Comment Comment by andai Duik means "dive" in Dutch, never noticed that similarity before. Maybe Ducking and Duiken both come from the bird?https://www.etymonline.com/word/duck#etymonline_v_15956Unrelated but amusing to me: Patak is duck in Croatian, while Batak is "bird" in Sanskrit (but means chicken leg in Croatian). parent andai 13 days ago
https://www.etymonline.com/word/duck#etymonline_v_15956
Unrelated but amusing to me: Patak is duck in Croatian, while Batak is "bird" in Sanskrit (but means chicken leg in Croatian).