Where does “cark it” come from?

cark it (English) comes from English IT, from Middle English it, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

cark it (English): To die

Definitions

  1. To die

Ancestry of “cark it”, step by step

cark it traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English IT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishITInitialism of information technology; Initialism...
2Middle EnglishitAlternative form of hit
3Old Englishhitit
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via English carcass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarcassThe body of a dead animal; The body of a...
2Anglo-Normancarcois—
3Old Frenchtarchais—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hit →Every word from Old English hit →