Where does “carr” come from?

carr (English) comes from Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

carr (English): A bog or marsh; marshy ground, swampland; A marsh...

Definitions

  1. A bog or marsh; marshy ground, swampland; A marsh...

Ancestry of “carr”, step by step

carr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kjarr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
2Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
3LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
4Latincaesariesor hair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Old English carr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcarrstone, rock
2Old Welshcarreccstone
3Proto-Brythonic*karreg—
4Proto-Celtic*karrikā—
5Proto-Indo-European*kh₂er-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →