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Where does “diskur” come from?

diskur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

diskur (Icelandic): dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc

Definitions

  1. dish, plate; disc; a disk, disc

Ancestry of “diskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsediskrplate
2Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
3Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
4Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
5Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
6Proto-Italicdikskō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “diskur”

  • mynddiskur
  • geisladiskur
  • hörpudiskur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →