Where does “Charlotte” come from?

Charlotte (German) comes from French charlotte, 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 (German): The digraph ⟨Ch⟩ in the [[Appendix:German spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. The digraph ⟨Ch⟩ in the [[Appendix:German spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “Charlotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharlottecharlotte; Charlotte hat, Charlotte bonnet, mob...
2Middle High GermanKarl—
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Charlotte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →