Where does “carrytale” come from?

carrytale (English) comes from English carry, from Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carrytale (English): An indiscreet person who spreads gossip

Definitions

  1. An indiscreet person who spreads gossip

Ancestry of “carrytale”, step by step

carrytale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarryTo lift and take it to another place; to...
2Middle Englishcariento transport
3Anglo-Normancarierto carry
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via English tale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaleAn account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a...
2Middle Englishtalepersonal narrative, account
3Old Englishtaluaccount, reckoning; tale; narration
4Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
5Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-
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