old man = alter Mann
Alter Mann
English: "the old man" = German: "der alte Mann".
The meanings are the same. Carol (Old German) is "free man". Charles (Old German) is "free man".
"Man of few words."
old man
Wer means "adult human man" and has a variety of spellings in Old English, German, Saxon, and Norse. See also "werguild" for a more detailed explanation. This is also the root for words such as "werewolf" which means "man wolf."
Karl is a German name. From Old High German Karl means 'man', 'husband', 'freeman'.
Old; because adjectives are words that describe the nouns, which in this case is the man.
The name Carletta means "free man" in the Old German language.
Charles (Old German) is "free man".
The name "werewolf" comes from Old English and Old High German words: "wer" meaning "man" and "wolf" meaning "wolf." The term collectively refers to humans transforming into wolves or wolf-like creatures.
It derives from the old German and Germanic 'Weißmann' meaning 'White man'
Old-English had genders too. It's simply lost in English, while still present in German and many other languages.