Where does “charge” come from?

charge (French) comes from Medieval Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

charge (French): load, burden; cargo, freight; responsibility,...

Definitions

  1. load, burden; cargo, freight; responsibility,...

Ancestry of “charge”, step by step

charge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin carrico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincarricoto load; I charge; I load
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Middle French charge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcharge—
2Old Frenchcharge—

Words derived from “charge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →