Where does “korkek” come from?

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

korkek (Swedish): cork oak, Quercus suber

Definitions

  1. cork oak, Quercus suber

Ancestry of “korkek”, step by step

korkek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
2GermanKorkcork
3Dutchkurkcork
4Middle Dutchcurccork
5Spanishcorchocork
6LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
7Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

via Swedish Ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEkoak
2Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →