Where does “haddur” come from?

haddur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse haddr, from Proto-Germanic hazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

haddur (Icelandic): a woman's hair

Definitions

  1. a woman's hair

Ancestry of “haddur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaddrhair
2Proto-Germanichazdazhair
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hazdaz →Every word from Old Norse haddr →