dalk
English
noun
Definitions
- A pin; brooch; clasp
Etymology
Derived from Middle English dalke derived from Old English dalc (bracelet, brooch, a pin, clasp, buckle, pin) derived from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (pin, clasp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- (needle, pin, stick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰelg-
Gloss
needle, pin, stick
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
針
Emoji
💉 🧵 🪡
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dawk English
- falciferous English
- falciform English
- falx English
- *falciōnem Latin
- falcarius Latin
- falcastrum Latin
- falciger Latin
- falx Latin
- falciforme Spanish, Castilian
- *dʰalg- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰelg- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰelk- Proto-Indo-European
- faca Portuguese
- *dalkaz Proto-Germanic
- dalc Old English
- dalk Middle English
- dalke Middle English
- faca Galician
- falcă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- *dalk Old Saxon
- falcã Aromanian
- dilgėlė Lithuanian
- falc'h Breton