Where does “kerlo” come from?

kerlo (Ido) comes from German kerl, from Middle Low German kerl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kerlo (Ido): fellow, guy, chap, bloke, dude

Definitions

  1. fellow, guy, chap, bloke, dude

Ancestry of “kerlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerlfellow, guy, chap, bloke
2Middle Low Germankerl—
3Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
4Proto-Germanickaraz—
5Proto-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 →