Where does “har” come from?
har (Middle English) comes from Middle English hor, from Old English hēr, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
har (Middle English): Alternative form of herre; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of herre; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “har”, step by step
har traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hor | Alternative form of her; Grey, greyish,... |
| 2 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Middle English heren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heren | to hear; Third-person plural genitive pronoun:... |
| 2 | Old English | hīeran | to hear |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |