Where does “narre” come from?
narre (Middle Low German) comes from Middle High German narre, 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
narre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German narre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 4 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 5 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via Old Saxon *narro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *narro | — |