Etymology · Proto-West Germanic
*karil
3 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *karil, most common first.
- carlingA piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
- carolingA singing of carols.
- CarolingianOf or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.