Where does “dalk” come from?
dalk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dadelijk, from Dutch daad, from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
dalk (Afrikaans): perchance, perhaps, possibly
Definitions
- perchance, perhaps, possibly
Ancestry of “dalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dadelijk | at once |
| 2 | Dutch | daad | deed, act |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dâet | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dādi | deed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |