Where does “hár” come from?

hár (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

hár (Faroese): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “hár”, step by step

hár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþarthere, in that place
2Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse Hár

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

Words derived from “hár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →