Where does “dorka” come from?

dorka (Finnish) comes from Swedish dåre, from Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dȫre, from Old Saxon *dōro, from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō — fool.

dorka (Finnish): dork, jerk, idiot, dorkface; stupid, idiotic,...

Definitions

  1. dork, jerk, idiot, dorkface; stupid, idiotic,...

Ancestry of “dorka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdårea fool, a madman, a lunatic
2Old Swedishdāre—
3Old Norsedári—
4Middle Low Germandȫre—
5Old Saxon*dōro—
6Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

Words derived from “dorka”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō →Every word from Old Saxon *dōro →Every word from Middle Low German dȫre →