The story
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
- Proto-Celtic*karros
- Gaulish*karros
- Latincarrus
- Latincarricō
- Late Latincarricāre
- Old Frenchchargier
- Middle Englishchargen
- English todaycharge
From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricō (“to load”), from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”); see car. Doublet of cargo.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchchargier all →
recharge
Latincarrus all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.