Where does “chirren” come from?
chirren (English) comes from Old English ceorian, from Proto-West Germanic karēn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
chirren (English): plural of chile
Ancestry of “chirren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ceorian | to murmur; complain |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | karēn | to murmur, complain; to care |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |