anker
Danish
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) anchor
- armature, anchor (rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse akkeri derived from Latin ancora (anchor).
Origin
Latin
ancora
Gloss
anchor
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ancora Latin
- Anker German
- ancla Spanish, Castilian
- áncora Spanish, Castilian
- ἄγκυρα Ancient Greek
- ankare Swedish
- ancor Old English
- akkeri Old Norse
- ancre Old French
- àncora Catalan, Valencian
- akkeri Icelandic
- ankro Ido
- ancaire Old Irish
- akker Faroese
- ancora Old Portuguese
- ancora Occitan
- ankari Old Swedish
- ancla Asturian
- ѧкорь Old East Slavic