Where does “deorc” come from?

deorc (Old English) comes 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.

deorc (Old English): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “deorc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deorc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerg-o-s →