Where does “hærður” come from?

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

hærður (Icelandic): haired (especially in combination with an adverb describing the hair)

Definitions

  1. haired (especially in combination with an adverb describing the hair)

Ancestry of “hærður”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hærður”

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