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Where does “carucage” come from?

carucage (English) comes from Late Latin carrucagium, from Latin carrūca, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carucage (English): A form of land taxation that replaced Danegeld in...

Definitions

  1. A form of land taxation that replaced Danegeld in...

Ancestry of “carucage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincarrucagium—
2Latincarrūca—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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