English
kolk
Kolk comes from Dutch kolk.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkolk
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkolk
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch kolk
Another origin of kolk
- Low GermanmodernKolkby way of German Kolk
- Englishtodaykolk
Borrowed from Low German Kolk, possibly via German Kolk.
Today it means
noun An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch kolk / kolk