Where does “carl” come from?

carl (Old English) 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.

carl (Old English): a freeman, a man of middle rank or social class;...

Definitions

  1. a freeman, a man of middle rank or social class;...

Ancestry of “carl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carl”

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