Etymology of the French word char
the Old French word
charderived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of char in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
antichar,
charrette,
charron,
charroyer,
charrier,
charrière,
chartilCognates
Dutch
kar, English
car, French
cher, German
Karren, Icelandic
kerra, Italian
carro, Italian
caro, Latin
carus, Norwegian
kjerre, Provençal
car, Spanish
caro, Spanish
carro, Swedish
kärraUsage
Word found in Old French
