Where does “querre” come from?
querre (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quirreie, from Old French cuiriee, from Old French coree, from Vulgar Latin corata, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
Ancestry of “querre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | quirreie | — |
| 2 | Old French | cuiriee | quarry |
| 3 | Old French | coree | entrails, viscera |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | corata | entrails |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |