Where does “carder” come from?

carder (French) comes from French carde, from Medieval Latin cardo, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carder (French): to card

Definitions

  1. to card

Ancestry of “carder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcardecard; cardoon; edible stalks of either cardoon or...
2Medieval Latincardo—
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “carder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Medieval Latin cardo →