cart

English

/kɑːt/, /kɑɹt/

noun
Definitions
  • A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
  • A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.
  • (Internet) A shopping cart.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cart derived from Old Norse kartr (wagon, cart) derived from Proto-Germanic *krattaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *gret- (tracery, basket, cage, wattle, cradle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gret-

Gloss

tracery, basket, cage, wattle, cradle

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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