Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. · An old woman.
Variant of Middle English bakke, of North Germanic origin (akin to Danish aftenbakke and Swedish nattbacka, both now dialectal). Swedish also has nattblacka, and Icelandic has leðurblaka, in which the second element is a derivative of blaka (“to flap”), but it is unclear whether this word is also the source of bakke, backa, etc.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionbakkeenm
- Cognate mentionaftenbakkeda
- Cognate mentionnattbackasv
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