Where does “haar” come from?

haar (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

haar (Alemannic German): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “haar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhārhair
2Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “haar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →