Where does “carline” come from?

carline (Scots) comes from Old Norse karling, from Medieval Latin Karlingus.

carline (Scots): woman, old woman, crone, hag

Definitions

  1. woman, old woman, crone, hag

Ancestry of “carline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekarling—
2Medieval LatinKarlingus—
Every word from Medieval Latin Karlingus →Every word from Old Norse karling →