Where does “șarlotă” come from?

șarlotă (Romanian) comes from French charlotte, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

șarlotă (Romanian): charlotte

Definitions

  1. charlotte

Ancestry of “șarlotă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharlottecharlotte; Charlotte hat, Charlotte bonnet, mob...
2Middle High GermanKarl—
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →