Where does “carwielm” come from?

carwielm (Old English) comes from Old English caru, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

carwielm (Old English): flood of anxiety or sorrow

Definitions

  1. flood of anxiety or sorrow

Ancestry of “carwielm”, step by step

carwielm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English caru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcaruworry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief
2Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
3Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Old English wielm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwielmthat which wells or seethes; surge; fount;...
2Proto-GermanicwalmizA welling (up); seething; roiling
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karu →