Where does “Hafer” come from?

Hafer (German) comes from Old High German habaro, from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

Hafer (German): oats

Definitions

  1. oats

Ancestry of “Hafer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhabarooat
2Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
3Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

Words derived from “Hafer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrō →