Where does “Karre” come from?

Karre (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German karre, from Old High German karra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Karre (Hunsrik): car

Definitions

  1. car

Ancestry of “Karre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankarrecart
2Old High Germankarracart
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →