Where does “cork” come from?

cork (French) comes from English Cork, from Middle English cork, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

cork (French): cork An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead

Definitions

cork An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead

Ancestry of “cork”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Cork	(County Cork)
2	Middle English	cork	oak bark, cork
3	Middle Dutch	curc	cork
4	Spanish	corcho	cork
5	Latin	cortex	The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	*(s)kort-ek-s	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →