Where does “narr” come from?

narr (German) comes from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

narr (German): fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts

Definitions

  1. fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts

Ancestry of “narr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannarre—
2Old High Germannarroclown; fool
3Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
4LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
5Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “narr”

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