Etymology

yark

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Today it means: To make ready; prepare. Full definition →

Middle English ȝarken ← Old English ġearcian ← Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn
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yark · verb1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*garwakōn
  2. Old English · inherited fromġearcian“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromȝarken
  4. English todayyark

From Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”), Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, equivalent to yare + -k. Related to Old English ġearc (“ready, active, quick”), ġearu (“prepared, ready, equipped, complete, finished, yare”). More at yare.

yark · verb2

Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk, etc.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishġearcian all →

girkyerk

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