Where does “carles wæn” come from?

carles wæn (Old English) comes from Old English carl, 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.

carles wæn (Old English): the Big Dipper; the Great Bear, Ursa Major

Definitions

  1. the Big Dipper; the Great Bear, Ursa Major

Ancestry of “carles wæn”, step by step

carles wæn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English carl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcarla freeman, a man of middle rank or social class;...
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Old English wægn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwægnwagon, carriage; the Plough
2Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “carles wæn”

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