Where does “Chaz” come from?

Chaz is an English diminutive of Charles, which derives from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- meaning "to grow" or "mature."

Chaz (English): an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in Seattle, Washington in 2020

Definitions

  1. an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in Seattle, Washington in 2020

Ancestry of “Chaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharlesOS grid ref SS6832
2FrenchCharlesCharles
3Old FrenchCharles—
4LatinCarolusCharles
5Middle High GermanKarl—
6Old High Germankarlman
7Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
8Proto-Germanickaraz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →