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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lorg(')-
Meaning: stick
Germanic: *lurk-a- m., -ia- m.
Celtic: OIr lorg `clava', Ir lorg `a club'; MIr lorga `Schienbein'; OCorn lorch `baculus', Bret lorc'henn `Deichsel'
Russ. meaning: палка
References: WP II 443
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *lurka-z, *lurkia-z
Meaning: whip
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: lurk-r `Knüttel, Prügel'
Norwegian: lurk `Knüttel; grobe Person'
Swedish: dial. lurk(er) `Grobian'
Old Danish: lürk 'Knuttel'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1199
Root: lorgā-, lorgi-
English meaning: stick, club
German meaning: `Stock, Knüttel'
General comments: nur kelt. und germ.
Material: Air. lorc (lorgg) f. `Keule, Knüttel, Penis', mir. lurga f. `Schienbein', Gen. lurgan, mcymr. llory `Keule', llorf `Fuß der Harfe', acorn. lorch `Stab', bret. lorc'henn `Deichsel';

    aisl. lurkr m. `Knüttel'. älter dän. lyrk ds. (*lurki-), schwed. lurk `Tölpel'; nhd. tirol. lorg, lork `mythischer Riese'; aisl. lerka `zusammenschnüren, quälen'; ags. lorg m. f. `Stange, Spindel' ist kelt. Lw.

References: WP. II 443, Loth RC 40, 358.
Pages: 691-692
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