Where does “cherl” come from?

cherl (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeorl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

cherl (Middle English): Someone not belonging to the nobility or clergy

Definitions

  1. Someone not belonging to the nobility or clergy

Ancestry of “cherl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeorlpeasant; a freeman of the lowest class, a churl,...
2Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
3Proto-Germanickaraz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “cherl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →