English
carriage
Carriage comes from Old Northern French cariage ‘transportation (of goods)’, from carier ‘to carry’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sós‘vehicle, literally runner’reconstructedzero-grade form of *ḱers-
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*karros‘wagon’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEsame form‘wagon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarrus‘a wagon, a two-wheeled baggage cart’next step skipped: Old Northern French car
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400carier‘to carry’
- Old Northern French, derivedc. 842–1400cariage‘transportation (of goods)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1590carriage
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sós‘vehicle, literally runner’reconstructedzero-grade form of *ḱers-
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*karros‘wagon’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEsame form‘wagon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarrus‘a wagon, a two-wheeled baggage cart’next step skipped: Old Northern French car
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400carier‘to carry’
- Old Northern French, derivedc. 842–1400cariage‘transportation (of goods)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1590carriage
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto I: “His carriage was full comely and vpright, / His…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
course, current, rush, occur, currency, hurry, curriculum, corridor, courier, precursor, incur, concur, cursor, recursive, carousel, corsair, hurrah, recursion, recur, courant, succour, hussar, 42 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós ‘vehicle, literally runner’
through Gaulish *karros ‘wagon’
through Latin carrus ‘a wagon, a two-wheeled baggage cart’
car, career, charge, carry, cargo, chariot, caricature, carrack, 13 more
Today it means
noun The act of conveying; carrying.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / carriage