Where does “karmann” come from?

karmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kår, 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.

karmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): manfolk, bloke

Definitions

  1. manfolk, bloke

Ancestry of “karmann”, step by step

karmann traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkåra bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Nynorsk mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmannman; human being, person; person with certain...
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse karlmaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekarlmaðra man, male
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-GermanicmannzMannus, the mythical ancestor of the Germanic peoples, mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania

Words derived from “karmann”

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