Where does “bollehår” come from?

bollehår (Danish) comes from Danish hår, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

bollehår (Danish): bed hair

Definitions

  1. bed hair

Ancestry of “bollehår”, step by step

bollehår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Danish bølle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøllebully; bog bilberry
2Proto-Germanicbulljō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhljātesticle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →