Where does “shirketh” come from?

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

shirketh (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “shirketh”, step by step

shirketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shirk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshirkTo avoid, especially a duty, responsibility,...
2GermanSchurkevillain, scoundrel
3EnglishsharkA scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from English shark →Every word from German Schurke →Every word from English shirk →