Where does “disk” come from?

disk (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

disk (Norwegian Bokmål): a counter; a disc or disk

Definitions

  1. a counter; a disc or disk

Ancestry of “disk”, step by step

disk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse diskr

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

via English disc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Frenchdisquedisc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →