Where does “pakkasherra” come from?

pakkasherra (Finnish) comes from Finnish Herra, from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

pakkasherra (Finnish): a fictional character embodying cold weather mostly in children's literature

Definitions

  1. a fictional character embodying cold weather mostly in children's literature

Ancestry of “pakkasherra”, step by step

pakkasherra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Herra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHerraLord; Lord's
2Old Norseherramister, gentleman; sir; to confer with the title...
3Old Saxonhērro—
4Old High Germanhērromaster; grey, grey-haired
5Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish pakkanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkanenfrost, sub-zero temperature of ambient air; in...
2Proto-Finnicpakkainenfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hērro →
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