Where does “charm” come from?

charm (Danish) comes from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

charm (Danish): charm; imperative of charme

Definitions

  1. charm; imperative of charme

Ancestry of “charm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
2Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
3Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
4Latincarmensong, tune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Latin carmen →Every word from Old French charme →
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