EuroLex/E/Tomahawk

tomahawk

  • Original language: English
  • Original form and meaning: n. 1 'a North American Indian axe with a stone or iron head, esp. one used as a weapon'


(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan ... ... '...' '...' ...
Croatian tomahavk beg20c the same as in English, see above, status: fully accepted, but still marked as English dito ...
Czech ... ... '...' '...' ...
Danish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Dutch ... ... the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts '...' ...
English ... ... '...' '...' ...
Estonian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Finnish ... ... '...' '...' ...
French tomawak/tomahawk beg20c the same as in English, see above, status: word is known mainly to bilinguals and felt to be English dito ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German tomahawk [tomahak] 19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Hungarian tomahawk [tomahavk] beg19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Irish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Italian tomahawk/tomawak < ascia di guerra [tomaho:k/tomawak] beg19c the same as in English, see above, status: word is known mainly to bilinguals and felt to be English dito ...
Latvian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Lithuanian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Maltese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Norwegian tomahawk [= English] mid19c the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts dito ...
Polish tomahawk [tomahavk] beg20c the same as in English, see above, status: fully accepted, but still marked as English dito ...
Portuguese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Rumantsch ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovak ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovenian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Spanish tomahawk/tomawak [= English] beg20c the same as in English, see above, status: word is known mainly to bilinguals and felt to be English dito ...
Swedish ... ... '...' '...' ...
  • Annotations: * DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.; ** CODEE = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by T.F. Hoad (1986), Oxford: Clarendon.
  • Information on Other Languages: Icelandic: tómahok < striðsöxi, mid20c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Romanian [toməhok], 20c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: restricted use: technical / known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Russian: tomagavk, end19c, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Bulgarian: tomakhavka, beg20c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts; Greek: tomakhok, 20c, meaning: the same as in English, see above, status: known as a foreignism, used only with reference to British or American contexts;,