Where does “há-” come from?

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

há- (Icelandic): high, highly; pertaining to an oarlock; of or...

Definitions

  1. high, highly; pertaining to an oarlock; of or...

Ancestry of “há-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichárhigh; tall; hair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “há-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres-Every word from Proto-Germanic hērąEvery word from Old Norse Hár