Where does “hoary” come from?
Hoary comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-.
hoary (English): White, whitish, or greyish-white; White or grey...
Definitions
- White, whitish, or greyish-white; White or grey...
Ancestry of “hoary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hoar | A white or greyish-white colour; Hoariness;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hor | Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,... |
| 3 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | — |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “hoary”