Where does “ark” come from?

ark (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ark (Swedish): an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant

Definitions

  1. an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant

Ancestry of “ark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishark—
2Middle Low Germanark—
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “ark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →