Where does “ark” come from?

ark (Danish) comes from Old Danish ark, from Old Norse ǫrk, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᚲᚢ, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

ark (Danish): a sheet; ark

Definitions

  1. a sheet; ark

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

ark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish ark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishark—
2Old Norseǫrkchest
3Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
4Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
5LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
6Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Middle Low German ark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanark—
2Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “ark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →