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
- An indiscreet person who spreads gossip
Ancestry of “carrytale”, step by step
carrytale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carry | To lift and take it to another place; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | carien | to transport |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | carier | to carry |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via English tale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tale | An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | tale | personal narrative, account |
| 3 | Old English | talu | account, reckoning; tale; narration |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |