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Where does “karaz” come from?

karaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “karaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “karaz”

  • Charles
  • Carolina
  • Charlie
  • Charlotte
  • Karl
  • Charleston
  • Caroline
  • Carlos
  • Carol
  • Carlo
  • Charlottesville
  • Callie
  • Charlene
  • Chaz
  • churl
  • Charleroi
  • carl
  • Charli
  • Kallie
  • carline
  • ceorl
  • carls
  • Carlism
  • Charlee
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