'Berserk' is a word borrowed from Scandinavian 'berserkr'. The word entered the English language some time around 1818.
berserk [noun] [1818]
- an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
- one whose actions are recklessly defiant
See 'berserk' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Old Norse 'berserkr' probably from 'ber-' bear + 'serkr' shirt
See more loan words from 1800s.
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