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Where does “cherre” come from?

cherre (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...

cherre (Middle English): odd job, turn, occasion, business

Definitions

  1. odd job, turn, occasion, business

Ancestry of “cherre”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “cherre”

  • char
  • chore
  • charwoman
  • charr
  • charlady
  • choreman
  • charry
  • charbroiler
  • chargrill
  • charbroil
  • charcloth
  • agrichar
  • biochar
  • charburger
  • charrier
  • charizing
  • charwomanly
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