Where does “dolk” come from?

dolk (Danish) comes from Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon dalk, from Proto-Germanic *dalk, from Proto-Germanic dalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰalg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

dolk (Danish): dagger; imperative of dolke

Definitions

  1. dagger; imperative of dolke

Ancestry of “dolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandolk—
2Old Saxondalk—
3Proto-Germanic*dalk—
4Proto-Germanicdalkazpin; the tongue of a buckle; clasp; knife, dagger
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰalg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰalg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalkaz →
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