elk
English
/ɛlk/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English elk inherited from Old English eolc inherited from Proto-Germanic *elhaz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁élḱis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elkhart English
- Elkhart Lake English
- Elkton English
- elkburger English
- elkhorn English
- elkhound English
- elklike English
- elkskin English
- elkwood English
- hart English
- heart English
- horn English
- hound English
- lake English
- skin English
- wood English
- Elch German
- Elchtest German
- лосиха Russian
- лось Russian
- ἄλκη Ancient Greek
- *h₁élḱis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ĺ̥-ḱo-s Proto-Indo-European
- *algiz Proto-Germanic
- *elhaz Proto-Germanic
- älg Swedish
- łosi Polish
- łosica Polish
- łosina Polish
- łosię Polish
- łoś Polish
- elg Norwegian Nynorsk
- eolc Old English
- eolh Old English
- ऋश Sanskrit
- ऋश्य Sanskrit
- elk Middle English
- elgr Old Norse
- *olsь Proto-Slavic
- *ȏlsь Proto-Slavic
- los Czech
- losice Czech
- losí Czech
- եղն Armenian
- եղնիկ Armenian
- elc Welsh
- elho Old High German
- Elch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- issamiga Pali
- *Hŕ̥ćyas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ælgher Old Swedish
- *Hŕ̥śyas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- лось Old East Slavic