Where does “ark” come from?

ark (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

ark (Norwegian Bokmål): the ark; paktens ark - the Ark of the Covenant; a...

Definitions

  1. the ark; paktens ark - the Ark of the Covenant; a...

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

ark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ǫrk

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

via Low German ark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanark—
2Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
3Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “ark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →