Where does “tørk” come from?

tørk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tørke, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørk (Norwegian Bokmål): drying; imperative of tørke

Definitions

  1. drying; imperative of tørke

Ancestry of “tørk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltørkea drought; to dry; to wipe
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →