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English word whore comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyē(w)-, Proto-Indo-European *koy-, Latin crescendum, Proto-Indo-European *kenh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *kr̥k-wo-, and later Proto-Germanic *hairaz ((figurative) aged; old; lofty; distinguished. Grey.)

*ḱyē(w)- (Proto-Indo-European)

grey, grey, dark

*koy- (Proto-Indo-European)

crescendum (Latin)

*kenh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*kr̥k-wo- (Proto-Indo-European)

*ḱr̥- (Proto-Indo-European)

*keh₂ro- (Proto-Indo-European)

*keh₂ros (Proto-Indo-European)

*hairaz (Proto-Germanic)

(figurative) aged; old; lofty; distinguished. Grey.

har (Old English)

Grey-haired, old and grey, venerable.

hār (Old English)

*hurhwą (Proto-Germanic)

Dirt, mucus, dirty substance.

*hōrǭ (Proto-Germanic)

Whore, adulteress.

horu (Old English)

Dirt; filth; foulness.

horh (Old English)

Phlegm.

hore (Old English)

Whore.

hōre (Old English)

hore (Middle English)

whore (English)

(intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.. (intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.. (transitive, slang, video games, vulgar, derogatory) To overuse something.. (transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander. (mildly, vulgar, or, dated) A prostitute.. (vulgar) A contemptible [...]

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