Where does “kärra” come from?

kärra (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kärra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kärra (Swedish): a cart, a carriage, a wagon; car

Definitions

  1. a cart, a carriage, a wagon; car

Ancestry of “kärra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkärra—
2Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
3Gaulishkarroswagon
4Proto-Celtickarroswagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “kärra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →
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