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

  1. perchance, perhaps, possibly

Ancestry of “dalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdadelijkat once
2Dutchdaaddeed, act
3Middle Dutchdâetdeed, act
4Old Dutchdātdeed, action
5Proto-West Germanicdādideed
6Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →
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