Where does “hä” come from?

hä (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German hēr, from Old High German hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

hä (Central Franconian): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “hä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhēr—
2Old High Germanhērnoble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...
3Proto-Germanic*hair—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hair →