Where does “aprilsnar” come from?
aprilsnar (Danish) comes from Danish når, from German narr, 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.
aprilsnar (Danish): April fool
Ancestry of “aprilsnar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | når | when; present of nå |
| 2 | German | narr | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 6 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 7 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |