Where does “Carrick” come from?

Carrick (Yola) comes from Irish carraig, from Old Irish carrac, from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er-.

Carrick (Yola): rock

Definitions

  1. rock

Ancestry of “Carrick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcarraigrock
2Old Irishcarracrock, large stone
3Old Welshcarreccstone
4Proto-Brythonic*karreg—
5Proto-Celtic*karrikā—
6Proto-Indo-European*kh₂er-—

Words derived from “Carrick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *karrikā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *karreg →