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
Ancestry of “haarähnlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | haar | singular imperative of haaren; first-person... |
| 2 | Old High German | hār | hair |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |