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disk

“disk” is a Swedish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. counter (desk); table on which business is transacted
  2. dishes
  3. dishwashing, washing-up
  4. disc
  5. disk drive
  6. dining establishment (cf. English dish)

Etymology

From Old Swedish disker, from Old Norse diskr. Borrowed from a West Germanic source, perhaps Old English disc, from Proto-West Germanic *disk. Senses also connect with English desk (“counter”).

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