thurrock

English

noun

Definitions

(nautical) The hold of a ship; also, the bilge.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thurrok inherited from Old English þurruc (a small boat, drain, the hold of a ship) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurrukaz (hole, groundwater in a ship) derived from Proto-Indo-European *terg-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terg-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

throughout English
tergeo Latin
*terg- Proto-Indo-European
*þurhw Proto-Germanic
*þurrukaz Proto-Germanic
þurh Old English
þurhscyldig Old English
þurruc Old English
þuruh Old English
þyrel Old English
thurgh Middle English
thurrok Middle English

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