irk

English

/ɜːk/, /ɝk/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English irken (grow weary, tire) derived from Old Norse yrkja (work) derived from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (work) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb), *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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