Etymograph

English

keeper

Keeper comes from Middle English kepere.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kepere1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611keeper1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English keeper
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “discreet; chaste; keepers at home”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kepereWiktionary, English keeper
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1611keeperWiktionary, English keeper. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “discreet; chaste; keepers at home”

Every English word from Middle English kepere

Today it means

noun One who keeps (retains) something.

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Etymograph / Middle English kepere / keeper

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