Where does “Charles” come from?

Charles comes from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- meaning to grow or increase.

Charles (English): OS grid ref SS6832

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Charles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCharlesCharles
2Old FrenchCharles—
3LatinCarolusCharles
4Middle High GermanKarl—
5Old High Germankarlman
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Charles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →