Where does “borked” come from?
borked (English) comes from English bork, from English bark, from Middle English bark, from Old English barc, from Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
borked (English): Particularly of computers or other complex...
Definitions
- Particularly of computers or other complex...
Ancestry of “borked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bork | To defeat a person's appointment or election,... |
| 2 | English | bark | To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the... |
| 3 | Middle English | bark | bark; The exterior layer of a nut or other fruit;... |
| 4 | Old English | barc | bark |
| 5 | Old Norse | bǫrkr | bark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barkuz | bark of a tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |