Where does “barking” come from?

Barking derives from Middle English, influenced by Middle French barque, Italian barca, and Ancient Greek βάρις, ultimately tracing to Egyptian bꜣjr and Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

barking (English): present participle of bark; Who or that barks or...

Definitions

  1. present participle of bark; Who or that barks or...

Ancestry of “barking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishberkyngBarking; Insulting or rude words
2Middle EnglishberkenTo bark; To grumble or whine; to utter complaints...
3Old Englishbeorcanto bark
4Proto-West Germanic*berkanto bark

Words derived from “barking”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *berkan →Every word from Old English beorcan →Every word from Middle English berken →