Where does “karmannsløyse” come from?

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

karmannsløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): lack of men

Definitions

  1. lack of men

Ancestry of “karmannsløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkarmannmanfolk, bloke
2Norwegian Nynorskkåra bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →