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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

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
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