Where does “karta” come from?

karta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kardā, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Ancestry of “karta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kardāthistle, teasel
2Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “karta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kardā →