Where does “skolhærður” come from?
skolhærður (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.
skolhærður (Icelandic): with ash blond hair, dirty blond, dishwater blond
Definitions
- with ash blond hair, dirty blond, dishwater blond
Ancestry of “skolhærður”, step by step
skolhærður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hærður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hærður | haired (especially in combination with an adverb describing the hair) |
| 2 | Old Norse | hærðr | haired |
| 3 | Old Norse | Hár | name of a dwarf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via Icelandic skol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skol | — |