Where does “ヘアピン” come from?

ヘアピン (Japanese) comes from English hairpin, from English Hair, from Middle English hēr, from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ヘアピン (Japanese): hairpin

Definitions

  1. hairpin

Ancestry of “ヘアピン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhairpinA pin or fastener for the hair; A kind of...
2EnglishHairA pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals
3Middle Englishhēra hair
4Old Englishhērat this place
5Proto-West Germanic*hērhere
6Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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