Where does “Narr” come from?
Narr (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
Narr (Alemannic German): fool
Ancestry of “Narr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 4 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 5 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |