Where does “kjerre” come from?

kjerre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjerr, from Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

kjerre (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cart

Definitions

  1. a cart

Ancestry of “kjerre”, step by step

kjerre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjerr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjerrthicket
2Old Norsekjarrcopsewood, brushwood, thicket
3Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
4LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
5Latincaesariesor hair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Old Norse kerra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekerraa chariot
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kjerre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →