Where does “haired” come from?

Haired comes from Middle English hered, of uncertain origin and meaning.

haired (English): Having hair; not bald or hairless; Having some...

Definitions

  1. Having hair; not bald or hairless; Having some...

Ancestry of “haired”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “haired”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →