Where does “har” come from?

har (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch herre, from Old Dutch *herro, from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic herzô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-.

har (Dutch): hinge; gap, narrow opening

Definitions

  1. hinge; gap, narrow opening

Ancestry of “har”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchherre—
2Old Dutch*herromaster, lord
3Proto-West Germanic*herʀō—
4Proto-Germanicherzôhinge, door-hinge
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱerd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herzô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō →