Where does “disċ” come from?
disċ (Old English) comes 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.
disċ (Old English): plate; bowl; dish
Definitions
- plate; bowl; dish
Ancestry of “disċ”, step by step
disċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 2 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Proto-Germanic disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | disk | — |