Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “hår” come from?

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

hår (Danish): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “hår”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseHár—
2Proto-Germanichērąhair
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “hår”

  • bollehår
  • hårbørste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →