Where does “Charlotte” come from?

Charlotte (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.

Charlotte (French): charlotte (dessert)

Definitions

  1. charlotte (dessert)

Ancestry of “Charlotte”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →