Where does “gráhærdur” come from?

gráhærdur (Faroese) comes from Faroese hærdur, from Old Norse hærðr, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

gráhærdur (Faroese): grey-haired, hoary

Definitions

  1. grey-haired, hoary

Ancestry of “gráhærdur”, step by step

gráhærdur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hærdur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehærdurhairy
2Old Norsehærðrhaired
3Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Faroese gráur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegráurgrey
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →