Where does “örk” come from?

örk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ǫrk, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᚲᚢ, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

örk (Icelandic): chest, trunk; ark, Noah's Ark; sheet

Definitions

  1. chest, trunk; ark, Noah's Ark; sheet

Ancestry of “örk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫrkchest
2Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →