shalk

English

/ʃɔːk/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A servant.
  • (UK) A man; fellow.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schalk inherited from Old English scealc (soldier, servant, sailor, man) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (servant, knight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kelH-

Gloss

split, cut, divide, part, separate, cleave, sunder, chop

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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