Where does “augnhár” come from?

augnhár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hár, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

augnhár (Icelandic): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “augnhár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichárhigh; tall; hair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →