Where does “kärring” come from?

kärring (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kärring (Swedish): (disagreeable) old woman

Definitions

  1. (disagreeable) old woman

Ancestry of “kärring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkärling—
2Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kärring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →
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