Where does “irken” come from?
irken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
irken (Middle English): to tire, grow weary
Ancestry of “irken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “irken”