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car-

car-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "car"

Old English

Prefix

car-

  1. Prefix denoting sorrow or sadness
    cargāst "spirit of sorrow, anxiety"
    cargealdor "sorrowful song, lamentation"
    carsīþ "sorrowful journey"

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *karo- ‎(“sorrow, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *gar- ‎(“to scream, cry”). Akin to Old English cearu ‎(“sorrow, care”)

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