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Hello, I think the word element meaning for 'bark' is wrong:
According to Wiktionary, the word barker comes from the word 'bark' (as in the surface of a tree) combined with an agent suffix. So, it's not really "to tan" but rather "surface of a tree"
Main Sources:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barker#Etymology_2
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bark#Etymology_2
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bark#Middle_English
https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=barker
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4/26/2025
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According to Wiktionary, the word barker comes from the word 'bark' (as in the surface of a tree) combined with an agent suffix. So, it's not really "to tan" but rather "surface of a tree"
Main Sources:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barker#Etymology_2
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bark#Etymology_2
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bark#Middle_English
https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=barker
~โโฃ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโฃโ~