Where does “kar” come from?

kar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kar, from Middle Dutch carre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kar (Afrikaans): cart; car, automobile

Definitions

  1. cart; car, automobile

Ancestry of “kar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkarA cart; Any wheeled vehicle, in particular a car...
2Middle Dutchcarre—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →