Where does “Schneehase” come from?

Schneehase (German) comes from German hase, 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.

Schneehase (German): mountain hare

Definitions

  1. mountain hare

Ancestry of “Schneehase”, step by step

Schneehase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasehare animal of either sex
2Middle High Germanhase—
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via German polar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpolarpolar
2Latinpolāris—
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →