Where does “carel” come from?
carel (Middle Dutch) comes from French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “carel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Charles | Charles |
| 2 | Old French | Charles | — |
| 3 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 4 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “carel”