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Where does “behaart” come from?

behaart (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.

behaart (German): hairy, having hair

Definitions

  1. hairy, having hair

Ancestry of “behaart”, step by step

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

Words derived from “behaart”

  • unbehaart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →