myEtymology.com: English etymology of duckling

Etymology of the English word duckling

the English word duckling

derived from the English word duck

derived from the Italian word duce

derived from the Medieval Latin word dux (leader, guide; commander)

derived from the Latin word ducere (to lead; to lead or draw; to lead, dim; to lead, carry; lead, command; think)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deuk- (to lead)

derived from the English root *ducan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *dukjan

using the English suffix -ling