Where does “disk” come from?

disk (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): counter; table on which business is transacted;...

Definitions

  1. counter; table on which business is transacted;...

Ancestry of “disk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “disk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →