Where does “karrenspoor” come from?

karrenspoor (Dutch) 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.

karrenspoor (Dutch): cart track

Definitions

  1. cart track

Ancestry of “karrenspoor”, step by step

karrenspoor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kar

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

via Dutch spoor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspoortrack; railway track; trace
2Middle Dutchspor—
3Old Dutchsportrack, trace
4Proto-West Germanic*spor—
5Proto-Germanicspurątrack
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →