English
duchy
Duchy comes from Anglo-Norman duché.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400duché
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500duche‘dukedom, duchy’
- Englishtodayduchy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400duché
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500duche‘dukedom, duchy’
- Englishtodayduchy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, tie, touch, toy, introduce, tow, tying, tighten, tug, tuck, duchess, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, induct, 93 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 92 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
producer, productive, productivity, reproduction, conductor, reproduce, seduction, byproduct, conduction, deduct, inductive, subduction, transduction, reductive, abduct, overproduction, ductile, inductor, adductor, adduct, 96 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
production, product, produce, introduction, reduce, conduct, reduction, conn, induction, deduction, induce, duct, conducive, douche, subdue, seduce, cond, transducer, redux, redoubt, 116 more
through Latin dux ‘leader, head’
education, educate, educator, doge, archduke, dux, dukedom, duce, ducal, 6 more
through Old French duc ‘duke (nobleman)’
Today it means
noun A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman duché / duchy