Etymology of the English word chequer
the English word
chequerderived from the English word
chessboardderived from the English word
boardderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*borthazderived from the Anglo-French word
eschekerderived from the Anglo-French word
eschecderived from the English word
chessderived from the Old French word
eschesderived from the Old French word
eschecderived from the Arabic word
shahderived from the Persian word
šahDate
The earliest known usage of chequer in English dates from the 13th century.
