Where does “שיער” come from?

שיער (Hebrew) comes from Middle High German schir, from Old High German skeri — sharp, acute, quick, rapid.

שיער (Hebrew): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “שיער”, step by step

שיער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German schir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschirimmediate, quick
2Old High Germanskerisharp, acute, quick, rapid

via Proto-Semitic *śaʕr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*śaʕr-hair
Every word from Old High German skeri →Every word from Middle High German schir →