Where does “kerling” come from?
kerling (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kerling, 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.
kerling (Icelandic): woman; a lower-class woman, as opposed to frú,...
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- woman; a lower-class woman, as opposed to frú,...