English
charge
Charge comes from Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier ‘to load’, from Late Latin carricō ‘to load’, from carrus ‘wagon’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sós‘vehicle’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*karros‘wagon’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEsame form‘wagon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarrus‘a car, wagon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcarricō‘to load’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chargier‘to load’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500chargen
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588charge
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’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*karros‘wagon’reconstructed
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEsame form‘wagon’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarrus‘a car, wagon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcarricō‘to load’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chargier‘to load’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500chargen
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588charge
Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “My Lord, we haue diſcouered the enemie Readie to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
course, current, rush, occur, currency, hurry, curriculum, corridor, courier, precursor, incur, concur, cursor, carousel, hurrah, recursive, corsair, recursion, recur, courant, succour, hussar, 43 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós ‘vehicle, literally runner’
through Latin carrus ‘a car, wagon’
car, career, carry, carrier, carriage, caricature, chariot, carrack, 12 more
through Late Latin carricō ‘to load’
Today it means
noun The amount of money levied for a service.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / charge