Where does “dalc” come from?

dalc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *dalk, from Proto-Germanic dalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰalg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

dalc (Old English): pin; clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet; a pin,...

Definitions

  1. pin; clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet; a pin,...

Ancestry of “dalc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dalc”

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