Where does “Kárník” come from?
Kárník (Czech) comes from Icelandic Kára, from German karre, from Middle High German karre, from Old High German karra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
Ancestry of “Kárník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Kára | — |
| 2 | German | karre | inflection of karren: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | karre | cart |
| 4 | Old High German | karra | cart |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |