Where does “stafkarl” come from?

stafkarl (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

stafkarl (Old Norse): poor beggar

Definitions

  1. poor beggar

Ancestry of “stafkarl”, step by step

stafkarl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseKarlman
2Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
4Proto-Germanickaraz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Old Norse stafr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestafrstaff
2Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
3Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “stafkarl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →