Where does “carr” come from?

carr (Old English) comes from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er-.

carr (Old English): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “carr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshcarreccstone
2Proto-Brythonic*karreg—
3Proto-Celtic*karrikā—
4Proto-Indo-European*kh₂er-—

Words derived from “carr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *karrikā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *karreg →
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