English
Kerry
Kerry comes from Old Norse Kári, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *kawara-.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kawara-reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Kári
- Englishearliest quotation 1845Kerry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kawara-reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Kári
- Englishearliest quotation 1845Kerry
Earliest quotation: 1845, Charles James Lever, The O' Donoghue: A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago: “Kerry O'Leary - for so was he called to…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *kawara-
Today it means
name A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *kawara- / Kerry