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Where does “lurken” come from?

lurken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse lurka — to sneak away, go slowly.

Ancestry of “lurken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselurkato sneak away, go slowly

Words derived from “lurken”

  • lurking
  • lurk
  • lurker
  • lurketh
  • lurkest
  • lurky
  • lurkingly
  • delurk
  • photolurker
  • photolurking
  • delurker
  • lurkership
  • lurkingness
  • lurksome
  • lurkiness
  • lurken
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