Where does “ørke” come from?

ørke (Danish) comes from Old Danish yrkiæ, from Old Norse yrki, from Proto-Germanic wurkiją — work, profession, occupation.

ørke (Danish): archaic: work, profession

Definitions

  1. archaic: work, profession

Ancestry of “ørke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishyrkiæ—
2Old Norseyrkiwork, occupation
3Proto-Germanicwurkijąwork, profession, occupation

Words derived from “ørke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkiją →Every word from Old Norse yrki →Every word from Old Danish yrkiæ →