Where does “kår” come from?

kår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kår (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of kåre

Definitions

  1. imperative of kåre

Ancestry of “kår”, step by step

kår traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Karl

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

via Danish kar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkarvessel; trough
2Old Norsekertub, vessel, goblet
3Proto-Germanic*kazą—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Middle Low German korvet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankorvet—
2Old High Germankurbiȥ—
3Proto-West Germanickurbitgourd, cucurbit
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “kår”

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