Where does “quirksome” come from?
quirksome (English) comes from English Quirk, from English querk, from Middle English querken, from Old Norse kvirkja, from Proto-Germanic kwirkijaną, from Proto-Germanic kwerkō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
quirksome (English): quirky
Definitions
- quirky
Ancestry of “quirksome”, step by step
quirksome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |