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Where does “ċierran” come from?

ċierran (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

ċierran (Old English): to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,...

Definitions

  1. to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,...

Ancestry of “ċierran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Words derived from “ċierran”

  • char
  • chore
  • chary
  • charwoman
  • charily
  • charr
  • chare
  • chariness
  • charlady
  • choreman
  • charry
  • charbroiler
  • unchary
  • chargrill
  • charbroil
  • charrier
  • charcloth
  • biochar
  • charwomanly
  • agrichar
  • charizing
  • charburger
  • charr
  • cherre
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