Where does “heer” come from?

heer (Middle English) comes from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

heer (Middle English): A hair

Definitions

  1. A hair

Ancestry of “heer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhǣr—
2Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “heer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →