Where does “haas” come from?

haas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

haas (Afrikaans): hare, rabbit; meat of the hare or rabbit

Definitions

  1. hare, rabbit; meat of the hare or rabbit

Ancestry of “haas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHaasLepus
2Middle Dutchhāsehare
3Old Dutchhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

Words derived from “haas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hasō →
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