Where does “hårrull” come from?

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

hårrull (Norwegian Bokmål): a hair roller

Definitions

  1. a hair roller

Ancestry of “hårrull”, step by step

hårrull 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 rull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrulla roll; a roller; imperative of rulle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →