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English word origin

Etymology of kolk

Borrowed from Dutch kolk.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Dutch kolk.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A relatively small water-filled depression, especially in a bog: a bog pond, a bog eye, a bog kolk.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Low German Kolk, possibly via German Kolk. Cognate with Dutch kolk.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionKolknds
  • Borrowed-form mentionKolkde
  • Cognate mentionkolknl
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