Where does “Schnurrhaar” come from?

Schnurrhaar (German) comes from German haar, from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

Schnurrhaar (German): whisker

Definitions

  1. whisker

Ancestry of “Schnurrhaar”, step by step

Schnurrhaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via German schnurren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnurrento purr; to produce a "healthy" sound
2Low Germansnurrento snore; to drone
3Proto-Germanicsnarkjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →
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