sulk
English
/sʌlk/
noun
Definitions
- A state of sulking.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *sulke inherited from Old English āsolcennys (sluggishness, idleness, slothfulness, laziness), āseolcan (languish, be weak slothful, be slow) derived from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (fall in drops, droop, dribble) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, *selǵ- (send, let loose).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*selǵ-
Gloss
send, let loose
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- outsulk English
- pot English
- sulker English
- sulkily English
- sulkiness English
- sulkpot English
- sulky English
- unsulky English
- *selǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sélǵ-o-no-s Proto-Indo-European
- *sélǵ-o-nom Proto-Indo-European
- *selkaną Proto-Germanic
- āseolcan Old English
- āsolcennys Old English
- सर्जन Sanskrit
- सृक Sanskrit
- सृजन Sanskrit
- *sulke Middle English
- सर्जन Hindi
- արձակ Old Armenian
- *selgā Proto-Celtic
- *sárȷ́anam Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *sr̥gás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *sárȷ́anam Proto-Indo-Aryan