Where does “Carei” come from?

Carei (Romanian) comes from Hungarian Károly, from German Karl, from German -chen, from Middle High German -echen.

Ancestry of “Carei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKároly—
2GermanKarl—
3German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
4Middle High German-echen—

Words derived from “Carei”

Every word from Middle High German -echen →Every word from German -chen →Every word from German Karl →