Where does “quirked” come from?
Quirked comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to place or set."
quirked (English): Having, or formed with, a quirk
Definitions
- Having, or formed with, a quirk
Ancestry of “quirked”, step by step
quirked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Quirk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Quirk | An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone |
| 2 | English | querk | To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate; To grunt;... |
| 3 | Middle English | querken | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kvirkja | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwirkijaną | to strangle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwerkō | throat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |