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 herzôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō
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