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English word origin

Etymology of pulk

From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Sami *pulkkē.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.

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

From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Sami *pulkkē.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Unspecified derivation mentionpulkno
  • Unspecified derivation mentionpulkasv
  • Unspecified derivation mentionpulkkafi
  • Cognate mentionbulkise
  • Unspecified derivation mention*pulkkēsmi-pro
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)

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

Inherited from Middle English polk, from pol (“pool”) + -ok (“-ock”, thus equivalent to pool + -ock), with shortening of /oː/ before /lk/.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionpolkenm
  • Word-formation componentpoolen
  • Word-formation component-ocken
  • Word-formation componentpolenm · pool
  • Word-formation component-okenm · -ock
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