Where does “dolk” come from?

dolk (Middle Low German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “dolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondalk—
2Proto-Germanic*dalk—
3Proto-Germanicdalkazpin; the tongue of a buckle; clasp; knife, dagger
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰalg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “dolk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰalg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalkaz →