Old English
caru
‘worry, anxiety, care’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English caru.
8 English words in this record descend from Old English caru, most familiar first.
- care
- careful ← carful
- carefully ← carfulli ← carfullīċe ← carful
- careless ← careles ← carlēas
- carelessly ← careless ← careles ← carlēas
- carelessness ← *carelesnes ← carlēasnes ← carlēas
- carful ← careful
- overcareless ← careless ← careles ← carlēas
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Etymograph / Old English caru