Where does “Carwyn” come from?
Carwyn (English) comes from Welsh Carwyn, from Welsh caru, from Middle Welsh caru, from Proto-Brythonic karɨd, from Proto-Celtic kareti, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta — a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
Ancestry of “Carwyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Carwyn | — |
| 2 | Welsh | caru | to love, like |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | caru | to love, like |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | karɨd | to love |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kareti | to desire, to wish |
| 6 | English | carrot | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root... |
| 7 | Middle English | karette | carrot |
| 8 | Translingual | Caretta | genus |
| 9 | French | caret | loggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel |
| 10 | French | car | as, since, because, for; a single-decked... |
| 11 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 12 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 13 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 14 | Latin | carra | — |
| 15 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |