Where does “quark” come from?

Quark is an English word borrowed from German Quark, ultimately of unknown origin.

quark (English): In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic...

Definitions

  1. In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic...

Ancestry of “quark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuarkquark; nonsense; rubbish; baloney; a quark
2Germantwarc—
3Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “quark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →