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Where does “narre” come from?

narre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Ancestry of “narre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannarroclown; fool
2Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
3LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
4Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “narre”

  • narishkeit
  • Narren
  • Narrenmatt
  • Narr
  • Narrengold
  • narrensicher
  • Narrenfreiheit
  • nar
  • narre
  • נאַריש
  • נאַרישקייט
  • נאַר
  • nor
  • nar
  • narr
  • Narr
  • Narr
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