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Where does “irketh” come from?

irketh (English) comes from English irk, from Middle English irken, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

irketh (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “irketh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishirkto irritate; annoy; bother
2Middle Englishirkento tire, grow weary
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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