Where does “Har” come from?

Har (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Har (Luxembourgish): horn

Definitions

  1. horn

Ancestry of “Har”, step by step

Har traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhornhorn
2Proto-West Germanichornhorn
3Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Middle High German herre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanherremaster, lord
2Old High Germanhēriro—
3Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Har”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →