Where does “jerkdar” come from?
jerkdar (English) comes from English dar, from Arabic دار, from Arabic دَرَّ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
jerkdar (English): The ability to detect whether or not a person is...
Definitions
- The ability to detect whether or not a person is...
Ancestry of “jerkdar”, step by step
jerkdar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dar | A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace;... |
| 2 | Arabic | دار | flowing copiously; productive, rich, lucrative;... |
| 3 | Arabic | دَرَّ | to flow copiously, to accrue |
| 4 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 5 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via English jerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | jerk | A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | yerk | sudden motion |
| 3 | Old English | ġearc | active, quick; ready, active, quick |