Where does “cherlok” come from?

cherlok (Middle English) comes from Old English ċyrlic — charlock.

Ancestry of “cherlok”, step by step

cherlok traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċyrlic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċyrliccharlock

via Old English ċirlic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċirlic

via Old English ċerlic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċerlic
Every word from Old English ċyrlic