Where does “shirk” come from?

shirk (English) comes from German Schurke, from English shark — A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

shirk (English): To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility,...

Definitions

  1. To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility,...

Ancestry of “shirk”, step by step

shirk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schurke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchurkevillain, scoundrel
2EnglishsharkA scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

via Arabic شِرْك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشِرْك—

Words derived from “shirk”

Every word from English shark →Every word from German Schurke →