Where does “hårfeste” come from?

hårfeste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hår, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

hårfeste (Norwegian Bokmål): a hairline

Definitions

  1. a hairline

Ancestry of “hårfeste”, step by step

hårfeste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Norwegian Bokmål feste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfesteto attach, fix (fasten), or fasten
2Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →