Where does “Sialôrta” come from?
Sialôrta (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic Sialoorta, from Danish Charlotte, 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.
Ancestry of “Sialôrta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlandic | Sialoorta | — |
| 2 | Danish | Charlotte | — |
| 3 | French | charlotte | charlotte; Charlotte hat, Charlotte bonnet, mob... |
| 4 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |