Where does “kara” come from?

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

kara (Old Saxon): grief, sorrow; anxiety

Definitions

  1. grief, sorrow; anxiety

Ancestry of “kara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
2Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “kara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karu →