Where does “Charles” come from?

Charles (French) comes 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.

Charles (French): Charles

Definitions

  1. Charles

Ancestry of “Charles”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Charles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →