English
Karling
Karling may come from Medieval Latin Carolingus ‘Caroling, Carolingian’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Carolingusas Karlingus‘Caroling, Carolingian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Karling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Carolingusas Karlingus‘Caroling, Carolingian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Karling
Earliest quotation: 1859, The Edinburgh Review: “The undisputed reign of the Karlings in Gaul, in…”
Equivalent to Karl + -ing
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
corn, grain, granite, kernel, garner, kern, grange, garnet, geriatrics, granary, granule, 14 more
through Proto-Germanic *karilaz ‘free man’
through Proto-West Germanic *karil ‘free peasant, churl’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin Carolingus / Karling