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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanquirreie
2Old Frenchcuirieequarry
3Old Frenchcoreeentrails, viscera
4Vulgar Latincorataentrails
5Latincorheart; soul, mind
6Proto-Italickordheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor
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