Where does “krullhærður” come from?

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

krullhærður (Icelandic): curly-haired

Definitions

  1. curly-haired

Ancestry of “krullhærður”, step by step

krullhærður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hærður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichærðurhaired (especially in combination with an adverb describing the hair)
2Old Norsehærðrhaired
3Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Icelandic krulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrullacurl in hair
2Middle Low Germankrullen—
3Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
4Proto-Germanicgrus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →