Where does “kramkar” come from?

kramkar (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.

kramkar (Norwegian Nynorsk): peddler, monger, shopkeeper

Definitions

  1. peddler, monger, shopkeeper

Ancestry of “kramkar”, step by step

kramkar traces back through two 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 kram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkramhaving a temperature near the melting point, wet,...
2Old Norsekrammr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →