Where does “curkan” come from?

curkan (Yola) comes from Yola een, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

curkan (Yola): Sitting on the hams

Definitions

  1. Sitting on the hams

Ancestry of “curkan”, step by step

curkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yola een

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yolaeenend
2Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
3Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Yola curk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YolacurkTo squat in a sitting posture
2Middle EnglishcrokenTo be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To...
3Old Englishcrācettanto croak
4Proto-Germanickrēk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →