Etymology

karl

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Today it means: A medieval Scandinavian freeman. Full definition →

Old Norse karl
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karl · noun1

  1. Old Norse · learned borrowing fromkarl
  2. English todaykarl

Learned borrowing from Old Norse karl. Doublet of carl, ceorl, and churl.

Karl · proper noun2

From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsekarl all →

carl

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