Dock

Pronunciation: /dɔk/

“Dock” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“to lead”).

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