Where does “barkit” come from?

barkit (Scots) comes from English bark, from Middle English bark, from Old English barc, from Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

barkit (Scots): crusty, dirty

Definitions

  1. crusty, dirty

Ancestry of “barkit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the...
2Middle Englishbarkbark; The exterior layer of a nut or other fruit;...
3Old Englishbarcbark
4Old Norsebǫrkrbark
5Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →