Where does “baresark” come from?
baresark (English) comes from English Sark, from Middle English serk, from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic sarki, from Proto-Germanic sarkiz, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
baresark (English): A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without...
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- A berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without...
Ancestry of “baresark”, step by step
baresark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sark | One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe |
| 2 | Middle English | serk | A shirt used as an undergarment |
| 3 | Old English | serc | shirt, coat of mail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sarki | sark, shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sarkiz | sark, shirt; coat of mail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English bare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bare | Minimal; that is or are just sufficient; Naked,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bare | Alternative form of bor |
| 3 | Old English | bær | bare, naked, unconcealed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀ | bare, naked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |