Where does “hoar” come from?
Hoar derives from Middle English hore, from Middle English her, which continues Proto-Indo-European kāro-, ultimately from the root (s)ker-.
hoar (English): A white or greyish-white colour; Hoariness;...
Definitions
- A white or greyish-white colour; Hoariness;...
Ancestry of “hoar”, step by step
hoar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hor | Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,... |
| 2 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old English ōra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 2 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |