Where does “North Carolinaese” come from?

North Carolinaese (English) comes from English North Carolina, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

North Carolinaese (English): The dialect of American English spoken in North Carolina

Definitions

  1. The dialect of American English spoken in North Carolina

Ancestry of “North Carolinaese”, step by step

North Carolinaese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English North Carolina

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

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →