English
querk
Querk comes from Old Norse kvirkja ‘to strangle’, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō ‘gullet, throat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷergʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷergʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwerkō‘gullet, throat’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwirkijaną‘to throttle, choke, strangle’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kvirkja‘to strangle’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500querken
- Englishtodayquerk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷergʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwerkō‘gullet, throat’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwirkijaną‘to throttle, choke, strangle’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kvirkja‘to strangle’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500querken
- Englishtodayquerk
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *kwerkō ‘gullet, throat’
Today it means
verb To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷergʷ- / querk