Where does “Quirk” come from?

Quirk (English) comes from English querk, from Middle English querken, from Old Norse kvirkja, from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Quirk (English): An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone

Definitions

  1. An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone

Ancestry of “Quirk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquerkTo throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate; To grunt;...
2Middle Englishquerken—
3Old Norsekvirkjato strangle
4Proto-Germanickwirkijanąto strangle
5Proto-Germanickwerkōthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “Quirk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerkō →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną →