bâcler

French

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to bang out (a task)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bak- (pointed stick, peg).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bak-

Gloss

pointed stick, peg

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

baculum Latin
débâcle French
débâcler French
βακτήριον Ancient Greek
βακτηρία Ancient Greek
*bak- Proto-Indo-European
*pagilaz Proto-Germanic
*pig- Proto-Germanic
*bekkos Proto-Celtic