Etymology

caroling

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Today it means: A singing of carols. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Carolingus ← Proto-West Germanic *karil ← Proto-Germanic *karilaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*karaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*karilaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*karil
  5. Medieval LatinCarolingus
  6. English todayCaroling

From Medieval Latin Carolingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing. By surface analysis, Carolus + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*karil all →

carlingCarolingian

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