Where does “Narr” come from?

Narr (German) comes from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Narr (German): fool; jester, fool; Used in compounds to indicate...

Definitions

  1. fool; jester, fool; Used in compounds to indicate...

Ancestry of “Narr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannarre—
2Old High Germannarroclown; fool
3Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
4LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
5Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “Narr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Latin nasus →Every word from Latin naris →