Where does “grydehår” come from?

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

grydehår (Danish): a hairstyle accomplished by placing a pot on someone's head and cutting along the edge

Definitions

  1. a hairstyle accomplished by placing a pot on someone's head and cutting along the edge

Ancestry of “grydehår”, step by step

grydehår 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 gryde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrydecooking pot
2Old Danishgrytæ—
3Old Norsegrýta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →
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