Where does “chargen” come from?
chargen (Middle English) comes from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “chargen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 2 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “chargen”