From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakċną (“to make a sound, crack”). Doublet of chark. Related also to crake, crack.
Ćwicz mówienie i zapamiętywanie " chirk " i wielu innych słów i zdań z angielski .