Where does “lærk” come from?

lærk (Danish) comes from German Lärche, from Middle High German lē̆rche, from Old High German lerihha, from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

lærk (Danish): larch

Definitions

  1. larch

Ancestry of “lærk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLärchelarch
2Middle High Germanlē̆rche
3Old High Germanlerihhalarch
4Latinlarixlarch
5Ancient Greekλάριξlarch; Venice turpentine
6Proto-Celticdaruoak
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “lærk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-