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Latin word ducere comes from Proto-Indo-European *dh₁g-, and later Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (To grasp. To hold. To touch.)
*dh₁g- (Proto-Indo-European)
to touch
*tēkaną (Proto-Germanic)
To grasp. To hold. To touch.
*dukn- (Proto-Indo-European)
*déwketi (Proto-Indo-European)
*déwkti (Proto-Indo-European)
To lead. To pull, to draw.
*doukō (Proto-Italic)
Lead.
ducere (Latin)
"be thou led, be thou guided". "to lead, to guide".