Where does “carry” come from?
Carry comes from Middle English carrien, from Anglo-Norman carier, from Old French car, meaning cart or wagon.
carry (English): To lift and take it to another place; to...
Definitions
- To lift and take it to another place; to...
Ancestry of “carry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | carien | to transport |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | carier | to carry |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “carry”