Where does “narro” come from?
narro (German) comes from German narr, 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.
narro (German): A folkloric figure in the Swabian Fastnacht (carnival) tradition, one of a class of so-called Weißnarren
Definitions
- A folkloric figure in the Swabian Fastnacht (carnival) tradition, one of a class of so-called Weißnarren
Ancestry of “narro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | narr | fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts |
| 2 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 5 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 6 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |