Where does “Hase” come from?

Hase (German) comes from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

Hase (German): hare; the constellation Lepus

Definitions

  1. hare; the constellation Lepus

Ancestry of “Hase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhase—
2Old High Germanhasohare
3Proto-West Germanichasōhare
4Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

Words derived from “Hase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hasō →