Where does “berkyng” come from?

berkyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan, from Proto-West Germanic *berkan — to bark.

berkyng (Middle English): Barking; Insulting or rude words

Definitions

  1. Barking; Insulting or rude words

Ancestry of “berkyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishberkenTo bark; To grumble or whine; to utter complaints...
2Old Englishbeorcanto bark
3Proto-West Germanic*berkanto bark

Words derived from “berkyng”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *berkan →Every word from Old English beorcan →Every word from Middle English berken →