Where does “charkdisk” come from?
charkdisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish disk, 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 — take; perceive.
charkdisk (Swedish): a charcuterie counter (at a grocery store or the like)
Definitions
- a charcuterie counter (at a grocery store or the like)
Ancestry of “charkdisk”, step by step
charkdisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English chark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chark | Charcoal; coke; A pointed stick, which when... |
| 2 | English | charcoal | Impure carbon obtained by destructive... |
| 3 | Middle English | charcole | — |
| 4 | Middle English | charren | to change, turn |
| 5 | Old English | ċierran | to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |