Where does “gråhåret” come from?
gråhåret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hår, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
gråhåret (Norwegian Bokmål): grey-haired (UK), or gray-haired (US)
Definitions
- grey-haired (UK), or gray-haired (US)
Ancestry of “gråhåret”, step by step
gråhåret traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hår | hair |
| 2 | Old Norse | Hár | name of a dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via Danish grå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grå | grey |
| 2 | Old Norse | grár | grey; spiteful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Norwegian Bokmål grå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grå | grey or gray |