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Where does “curse” come from?

curse (Middle English) comes from Old English cors.

Ancestry of “curse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcors—

Words derived from “curse”

  • curse
  • cursing
  • cuss
  • curseth
  • curser
  • cusser
  • cursest
  • uncurse
  • cursingly
  • outcurse
  • countercurse
  • cussy
  • curselike
  • cursable
  • curseless
  • becurse
  • mooncusser
  • curseworthy
  • kosi
Every word from Old English cors →