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Where does “parch” come from?

parch (English) comes from Middle English parchen.

parch (English): To burn the surface of, to scorch; To roast, as...

Definitions

  1. To burn the surface of, to scorch; To roast, as...

Ancestry of “parch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishparchen—

Words derived from “parch”

  • parching
  • parchingly
Every word from Middle English parchen →