Etymology of the English word charge
the English word
chargederived from the Old French word
chargierderived from the Latin word
carricare (charge)
derived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-derived from the French word
chargerderived from the Latin word
carricare (charge)
derived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of charge in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
chargeback,
charger,
countercharge,
hypercharge,
supercharge,
undercharge,
chargeable,
overcharge,
chargeful,
recharge,
uncharge,
charged,
chargingCognates
Dutch
charge, French
charger, German
Charge, Italian
caricare, Portuguese
carregar, Provençal
cargar, Spanish
cargarUsage
Word found in Modern English
