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Duck fighting
I read this article, and it does not include the sport of duck fighting. I need some more information on that [anonymous] 1:54 PM 16 August 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.238.183 (talk)
- Can't find anything on "duck fighting" on Bing. —innotata 18:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
duck fighting was a sport when I visited China, maybe not a popular one.[anonymous] 3:51 PM 26 August 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.238.183 (talk) 19:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
adding to the etymology of the word
hello,
may i suggest to add the german word "tunken" (to dip) to the mentioned etymology.
not sure why this connection was not made but it should be evident when looking, for instance, at the online etymology dictionary, which states: ""to plunge into" (trans.), c.1300; to suddenly go under water (intrans.), mid-14c., from presumed O.E. *ducan "to duck," found only in derivative duce (n.) "duck" (but there are cognate words in other Germanic languages, cf. O.H.G. tuhhan "to dip," Ger. tauchen "to dive," O.Fris. duka, M.Du. duken "to dip, dive," Du. duiken), from P.Gmc. *dukjan."
"to dip" in german is "tunken" and phonetically very close to "ducan" - it is, in fact, closer than the suggested "tauchen".
greetings!