Where does “hás” come from?
hás (Jamtish) comes from Old Norse háss, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
hás (Jamtish): hoarse, husky
Ancestry of “hás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | háss | hoarse |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haisaz | hoarse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |