Where does “charrue” come from?

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

charrue (French): plough

Definitions

  1. plough

Ancestry of “charrue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincarrūcaA chariot
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “charrue”

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