Where does “Sarel” come from?

Sarel (Afrikaans) comes from Middle Dutch carel, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Sarel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcarel—
2FrenchCharlesCharles
3Old FrenchCharles—
4LatinCarolusCharles
5Middle High GermanKarl—
6Old High Germankarlman
7Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
8Proto-Germanickaraz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Sarel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →