Etymology

carman

C3A1R1M3A1N1

Today it means: A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. Full definition →

English car ← Middle English carre ← Anglo-Norman carre
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carman · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  3. Proto-Celtic*karros
  4. Gaulish*karros
  5. Latincarrus
  6. Anglo-Normancarre
  7. Middle Englishcarre
  8. Englishcar
  9. English todaycarman

From car + -man.

Carman · proper noun2

  1. Slovene · borrowed fromČarman
  2. Old Norse · derived fromkarmann
  3. English todayCarman

* From Old Norse karmann. * A variant of Charman. * An alteration of Karman. * An Americanization of Kormann, Kornmann, or some other like-sounding surname. * From Slovene Čarman.

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