Where does “chark” come from?
chark (English) comes from English charcoal, from Middle English charcole, from Middle English charren, from Old English ċierran, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
chark (English): Charcoal; coke; A pointed stick, which when...
Definitions
- Charcoal; coke; A pointed stick, which when...
Ancestry of “chark”, step by step
chark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English charcoal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charcoal | Impure carbon obtained by destructive... |
| 2 | Middle English | charcole | — |
| 3 | Middle English | charren | to change, turn |
| 4 | Old English | ċierran | to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
via Middle English charken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | charken | to be anxious, worry; to load ; to bear |
| 2 | Old English | ċearcian | to chatter, creak, crash |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |