Where does “kork” come from?

kork (Swedish) comes from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

kork (Swedish): cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...

Definitions

  1. cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...

Ancestry of “kork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKorkcork
2Dutchkurkcork
3Middle Dutchcurccork
4Spanishcorchocork
5LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
6Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s

Words derived from “kork

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sEvery word from Latin cortexEvery word from Spanish corcho