Etymology

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Today it means: To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. Full definition →

Middle English incurren ← Anglo-Norman encurir ← Middle French encourir
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromincurrere
  2. Old French · derived fromencorre
  3. Middle French · derived fromencourir
  4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromencurir
  5. Middle English · inherited fromincurren
  6. English todayincur

From Middle English incurren, from Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere.

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