Kerlaz m GermanicA variation of the Common-Germanic name
karlaz meaning "freeman" from which the name
Karl or
Kerl comes; ultimately from the Indo-European root
*ǵerh₂- meaning "to age, to mature, to grow" related to the Common-Germanic word
*kurnan "grain" and
*kerskaz "lively"; compare the Tocharian word
*śrāy "grownup, adult, mature, old," Ancient Greek
γερᾰρός (gerarós) "of revered bearing, honorable, majestic." ... [
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