Etymology

kolk

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Today it means: An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders. Full definition →

Dutch kolk
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kolk · noun1

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromkolk
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromkolk
  3. English todaykolk

Borrowed from Dutch kolk.

kolk · noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromKolk
  2. Low German · borrowed fromKolk
  3. English todaykolk

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

Kolk · proper noun3

From the Dutch and German surname, from Kolk (“bog, watering hole”) (see below).

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