anker
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish anker (anchor).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
anker
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
- anker Dutch, Flemish
- ankerboei Dutch, Flemish
- ankeren Dutch, Flemish
- ankermast Dutch, Flemish
- ankeroog Dutch, Flemish
- muuranker Dutch, Flemish
- nieuwsanker Dutch, Flemish
- plechtanker Dutch, Flemish
- scheepsanker Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwanker Dutch, Flemish
- stokanker Dutch, Flemish
- angkur Indonesian
- anker Middle Dutch
- anker Afrikaans