Where does “קרל” come from?

קרל (Knaanic) comes from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

קרל (Knaanic): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “קרל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickorľьking
2Old High Germankarlman
3Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
4Proto-Germanickaraz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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