Care
/kɛər/noun
The feeling of concern or interest towards something or someone.
Did you know?In Old English, 'caren' was used to express sorrow or to grieve deeply, revealing the weight of emotional burden behind the concept of care.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʲer-
“to be warm, to be dear, to care for”
Old English
Old English
caru
“sorrow, anxiety, or grief”
Old English
Old English
caren
“to grieve or to be anxious”
Middle English
Middle English
caren
“to feel concern or worry”
Modern English
English
care
“to feel interest or concern for someone or something”