Where does “Carei” come from?

Carei (English) comes from Romanian Carei, from Hungarian Károly, from German Karl, from German -chen, from Middle High German -echen.

Ancestry of “Carei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCarei—
2HungarianKároly—
3GermanKarl—
4German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
5Middle High German-echen—
Every word from Middle High German -echen →Every word from German -chen →Every word from German Karl →