Where does “Haas” come from?

Haas (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

Haas (Dutch): Lepus

Definitions

  1. Lepus

Ancestry of “Haas”, step by step

Haas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hāse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhāsehare
2Old Dutchhasohare
3Proto-West Germanichasōhare
4Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Middle Dutch haessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhaessen—
2Old Dutchhāsenewa—
3Proto-Germanichanhsenwō—
4Proto-Germanichanhazheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “Haas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →