Etymology

caregiver

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Today it means: A carer; a person who looks after another person. Full definition →

English giver ← Middle English care ← Old English caru
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
  2. Proto-Germanic*karō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*karu
  4. Old Englishcaru
  5. Middle Englishcare
  6. Englishcare
  7. Englishgiver
  8. English todaycaregiver

From care + giver.

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