Where does “curk” come from?

curk (Yola) comes from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

curk (Yola): To squat in a sitting posture

Definitions

  1. To squat in a sitting posture

Ancestry of “curk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcrokenTo be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To...
2Old Englishcrācettanto croak
3Proto-Germanickrēk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “curk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →