Where does “hør” come from?

hør (Danish) comes from Old Danish hor, from Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic hōrą, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

hør (Danish): flax; hear; imperative of høre

Definitions

  1. flax; hear; imperative of høre

Ancestry of “hør”, step by step

hør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish hor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhor—
2Old Norsehóradultery; pot-hook
3Proto-Germanichōrąadultery
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Old Norse hǫrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫrrlinen
2Proto-Germanichurhwądirt, mucus, dirty substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōrą →