Where does “karlmaður” come from?

karlmaður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse karlmaðr, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

karlmaður (Icelandic): man (adult male human)

Definitions

  1. man (adult male human)

Ancestry of “karlmaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekarlmaðra man, male
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →