Where does “lurken” come from?

lurken (Dutch) comes from English lurk, from Middle English lurken, from Old Norse lurka — to sneak away, go slowly.

lurken (Dutch): to slurp; to lurk

Definitions

  1. to slurp; to lurk

Ancestry of “lurken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlurkTo remain concealed in order to ambush; To remain...
2Middle Englishlurken—
3Old Norselurkato sneak away, go slowly
Every word from Old Norse lurka →Every word from Middle English lurken →Every word from English lurk →