Etymology

carling

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Today it means: A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Carlingus ← Proto-West Germanic *karil ← Proto-Germanic *karilaz
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carling · noun1

See carline.

carling · noun2

Compare French carlingue, which may be from the English.

carling · noun3

From care + -ling (synchronically), being connected to the custom of serving these peas to the poor on Care Sunday, called also Carling Sunday after the peas.

Carling · noun4

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*karaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*karilaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*karil
  5. Medieval LatinCarlingus
  6. English todayCarling

From Medieval Latin Carlingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing. By surface analysis, Carl + -ing. Cognate with Middle High German Kärling, Middle French Carlinge.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*karil all →

carolingCarolingian

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