Where does “corking” come from?

corking (English) comes from English cork, from Middle English cork, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

corking (English): present participle of cork; splendid, enjoyable,...

Definitions

present participle of cork; splendid, enjoyable,...

Ancestry of “corking”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cork	The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and...
2	Middle English	cork	oak bark, cork
3	Middle Dutch	curc	cork
4	Spanish	corcho	cork
5	Latin	cortex	The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	*(s)kort-ek-s	—

Words derived from “corking”

corkingly

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →