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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”

  • longhaired
  • whitehaired
  • redhaired
  • shorthaired
  • wirehaired
  • hairedness
  • dark-haired
  • raven-haired
  • grey-haired
  • gray-haired
  • silver-haired
  • red-haired
  • ginger-haired
  • silvery-haired
  • underhaired
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