Where does “Charleroi” come from?

Charleroi (French) comes from French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Charleroi (French): Charleroi

Definitions

  1. Charleroi

Ancestry of “Charleroi”, step by step

Charleroi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Charles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCharlesCharles
2Old FrenchCharles—
3LatinCarolusCharles
4Middle High GermanKarl—
5Old High Germankarlman
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via French roi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroiking
2Middle Frenchroyking
3Old Frenchroiking
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Charleroi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →