Where does “cartful” come from?

cartful (English) comes from English cart, from Middle English cart, from Old Norse kartr, from Old English læcc — a boggy stream.

cartful (English): As much as a cart will hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a cart will hold

Ancestry of “cartful”, step by step

cartful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...
2Middle Englishcart—
3Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
4Old Englishlæcca boggy stream

via Middle English cartful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcartful—
Every word from Old English læcc →Every word from Old Norse kartr →Every word from Middle English cart →