Where does “go-kart” come from?

go-kart (English) comes from English go-cart, from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

go-kart (English): Alternative spelling of go-cart

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of go-cart

Ancestry of “go-kart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgo-cartA small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing; A...
2EnglishGoAn ancient Chinese board game, today also popular...
3EnglishstopTo cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
4EnglishtopThe highest or uppermost part of something; A...
5Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
6Old Englishtopptop, summit (of something)
7Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
8Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
9Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “go-kart

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *topp