Where does “kerra” come from?

kerra (Old Norse) comes from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kerra (Old Norse): a chariot

Definitions

  1. a chariot

Ancestry of “kerra”, step by step

kerra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin carrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
2Gaulishkarroswagon
3Proto-Celtickarroswagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Proto-Germanic karzijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Words derived from “kerra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →