chore

chore · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*gers-“to bend, turn”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*karzijaną“to turn”
3. Old English · inherited fromċerr
4. Middle English · inherited fromcharr
5. English todaychore

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.

chore · verb²

1. Romani · derived fromćor“thief”
2. English todaychore

Possibly derived from Romani ćor (“thief”), see also Geordie word chor.

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