Where does “derk” come from?

derk (Middle English) comes from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic derk, from Proto-Germanic derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

derk (Middle English): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “derk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdeorcdark
2Proto-West Germanicderkdirty; dark
3Proto-Germanicderkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerg-to dim, darken; dim, dull; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “derk”

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