Anglo-French eschec continues continental Old French eschac / eschés with vowel leveling.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0187historical continuationprobable
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eschec
a king in check; the warning in chess
OPEN NODE 197 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French period · chess check warningeschac / eschés
chess pieces; a check against the king
OPEN NODE 198 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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The king-in-danger chess call remains the core sense.
Old and Anglo-French period.
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probable — The exact Old French vowel history may reflect homonym association or ordinary raising.
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Check — Word HistoryEtymology note on eschac > eschec
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains competing phonological accounts for the French vowel.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE