Where does “dawk” come from?
dawk (English) comes from English dove, from Middle English douve, from Old English dūfe, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dawk (English): To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a...
Definitions
- To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a...
Ancestry of “dawk”, step by step
dawk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dove | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae |
| 2 | Middle English | douve | A dove, pigeon, or similar bird; An affectionate... |
| 3 | Old English | dūfe | dove, pigeon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūbǭ | dove, pigeon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Old English dalc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dalc | pin; clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet; a pin,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dalk | pin, needle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dalkaz | pin; the tongue of a buckle; clasp; knife, dagger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰalg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |