Middle English chek stabilizes as check; the core consonants remain while spelling standardizes.
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check
verify, restrain, inspect, mark; a bank draft
OPEN NODE 195 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · 14th–15th centuries · chess warning restraintchek / chekke
a chess warning; assault, adverse event, restraint
OPEN NODE 196 ↗01
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A chess attack produces stop and restraint, then verification, marks, tokens, and the anti-forgery counterfoil behind the bank sense.
Chess and restraint senses are medieval; banking and verification branches develop later.
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established — The semantic ordering is explicit in Merriam-Webster; several modern branches coexist rather than replacing one another.
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Check — Word HistoryWord History; ordered sense note
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents chess, restraint, verification, counterfoil, and banking branches.
9 Financial Words With Surprising OriginsCheck
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains the anti-forgery counterfoil behind the financial sense.
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