berken

Middle English

/ˈbɛrkən/

verb

Definitions

To bark make a sound characteristic of a dog
To grumble or whine; to utter complaints or insults.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English beorcan (bark) inherited from Proto-Germanic *berkaną (bark, rumble).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*berkaną

Gloss

bark, rumble

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

barker English
barking English
*bʰereg- Proto-Indo-European
*berkaną Proto-Germanic
beorcan Old English
bercan Old English
gebeorc Old English
barkar Middle English
barken Middle English
berkere Middle English
berkyng Middle English