Etymology of sark

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A garment worn against the torso, inclusive of shirts, tunics, undershirts, nightshirts, surplices. · Synonym of shirt, whether worn against the skin or not.

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From Middle English serk, sark, serke, from Old English serċ, sierċ m; and serċe, sierċe f (“sark, shirt, shift, smock, tunic, corselet, coat of mail”), from Proto-West Germanic *sarki, from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz (“shirt, armour, hauberk”), from Proto-Indo-European *swerg-, *swerk- (“clothes worn outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to arrange, tack, tie, unite”). Cognate with Scots sark, serk (“shirt, shift”), North Frisian serk (“shirt”), Danish særk (“gown, shirt”), Swedish särk (“shirt, chemise”), Icelandic serkur (“nightshirt”).

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Inherited-form mentionserkenm
Inherited-form mentionserċang
Inherited-form mention*sarkigmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*sarkizgem-pro
Derivation mention*swerg-ine-pro
Derivation mention*ser-ine-pro
Cognate mentionsarksco
Cognate mentionserkfrr
Cognate mentionsærkda
Cognate mentionsärksv
Cognate mentionserkuris

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