Proto-Germanic

*karō

‘complaint, lament, worry’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *karō.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *karō, most familiar first.

• care ← caru ← *karu
• careful ← carful ← caru ← *karu
• carefully ← carfulli ← carfullīċe ← carful ← caru
• careless ← careles ← carlēas ← caru ← *karu
• carelessly ← careless ← careles ← carlēas ← caru
• carelessness ← *carelesnes ← carlēasnes ← carlēas ← caru
• chary ← chari ← cearig ← ċeariġ ← *karag
• carful ← careful ← caru ← *karu
• cark ← carken ← *carcian ← carian ← *karōn
• becare ← bicaren ← caren ← carian ← *karōn
• churr ← *churren ← ċeorian ← *karēn ← *karu
• overcareless ← careless ← careles ← carlēas ← caru

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *karō