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.)


 * 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;

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