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Where does “hairyness” come from?

hairyness (English) comes from English hairy, from English haircut, from English Hair, from Middle English hēr, from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hairyness (English): Alternative spelling of hairiness

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hairiness

Ancestry of “hairyness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhairyOf a person, having a lot of hair on the body; Of...
2EnglishhaircutThe act of cutting of the hair, often done...
3EnglishHair—
4Middle Englishhēr—
5Old Englishhērat this place
6Proto-West Germanic*hēr—
7Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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