holk

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a nest box, a birdhouse; a hollow part of a tree trunk used as a container or as a birdhouse
  • a hulk, an old, decommissioned ship (used for storage or housing)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish holker inherited from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (cavity, recess, a hollow, hollow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱel-

Gloss

cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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