Where does “haarähnlich” come from?

haarähnlich (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.

haarähnlich (German): hairlike

Definitions

  1. hairlike

Ancestry of “haarähnlich”, step by step

haarähnlich 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 ähnlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanähnlichsimilar; similarly, in a similar way
2Middle High Germananelich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →