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): hare, lagomorph of the genus "Lepus"; meat of the...

Definitions

  1. hare, lagomorph of the genus "Lepus"; meat of the...

Ancestry of “haas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhāsehare
2Old Dutchhasohare
3Proto-West Germanichasōhare
4Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s-Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hasō
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