"Caroling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkærəlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Carolings [plural], Carling [alternative], Karling [alternative], Karoling [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilaz Proto-West Germanic *karil Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Carolingusbor. English Caroling From Medieval Latin Carolingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing. By surface analysis, Carolus + -ing. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|la-med:Carolingus|id=descendant of Charles Martel|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilaz Proto-West Germanic *karil Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Carolingusbor. English Caroling, {{bor|en|la-med|Carolingus}} Medieval Latin Carolingus, {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*karil}} Proto-West Germanic *karil, {{surf|en|Carolus|-ing<id:diminutive>}} By surface analysis, Carolus + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caroling (plural Carolings)
  1. A descendant of Charles Martel; a Carolingian. Derived forms: Carolingian, Carolingianist Related terms: Arnulfing, Liudolfing, Luitpolding, Meroving Translations (descendant of Charles Martel): Carolinge [masculine] (French), Carolingus [masculine] (Latin), Carlinge [masculine] (Middle French), Kärling [masculine] (Middle High German)

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