Where does “duirc” come from?

duirc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English Dirk, from Scots dirk, from Swedish durk, from English dork — A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...

duirc (Scottish Gaelic): pine cone; acorn; dirk

Definitions

  1. pine cone; acorn; dirk

Ancestry of “duirc”, step by step

duirc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dirk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDirkA long Scottish dagger with a straight blade
2Scotsdirkdirk
3Swedishdurkship's floor
4EnglishdorkA quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...

via Middle Irish dercu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdercu—
2Old Irishderuccacorn
Every word from English dork →Every word from Swedish durk →Every word from Scots dirk →