Where does “derk” come from?

derk (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.

derk (Proto-West Germanic): dirty; dark

Definitions

  1. dirty; dark

Ancestry of “derk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “derk”

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