Where does “char” come from?

char (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *kazą, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

char (Old High German): vessel, bowl, tray, trough; bowl; dish

Definitions

  1. vessel, bowl, tray, trough; bowl; dish

Ancestry of “char”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kazą—
2Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

Words derived from “char”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kazą →