Proto-Indo-European

*kers-

‘to scratch, scrape, rub, card’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *kers-.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *kers-, most familiar first.

• carline ← carlina ← carduus
• cardon ← cardōnem ← cardus ← carduus
• cardoon ← cardoun ← cardon ← cardōnem ← cardus
• chernukha ← черну́ха ← чёрный ← *čьrnъ ← *kiršnas

More words from *kers-

• carrier
• cargo
• hurry
• curriculum
• discharge
• corridor
• carriage
• discourse
• occurrence
• courier
• intercourse
• concurrent
• precursor
• recharge
• incur
• chariot
• recourse
• recurrent
• carousel
• caricature
• concur

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kers-