Where does “cher” come from?

cher (Middle English) comes from Old English ċierr, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

cher (Middle English): a turn

Definitions

  1. a turn

Ancestry of “cher”, step by step

cher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċierr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċierra turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business
2Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via Old English ċerr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċerra turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers-Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijanąEvery word from Old English ċierr