Where does “شرک” come from?

شرک (Persian) comes from English Shrek, from Yiddish שרעק, from Middle High German schrecke.

شرک (Persian): polytheism, idolatry

Definitions

  1. polytheism, idolatry

Ancestry of “شرک”, step by step

شرک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Shrek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShrekAn extremely ugly person
2Yiddishשרעקfear, alarm; terror
3Middle High Germanschrecke—

via Arabic شِرْك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشِرْك—
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →Every word from Yiddish שרעק →Every word from English Shrek →