Where does “thurrock” come from?

Thurrock comes from Middle English thurrok, from Old English þurruc, from Proto-Germanic þurrukaz, from Proto-Indo-European terg-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root terh₁-.

thurrock (English): The hold of a ship; also, the bilge

Definitions

  1. The hold of a ship; also, the bilge

Ancestry of “thurrock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishthurrokThe hold of a ship
2Old Englishþurruca small boat, the hold of a ship, drain
3Proto-West Germanic*þurrukhold of a ship, bilge
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þurruk →Every word from Old English þurruc →Every word from Middle English thurrok →