Where does “hare” come from?

hare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse héri, from Proto-Germanic hezô, from Proto-Germanic hasô, from Proto-Germanic haswaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

hare (Norwegian Bokmål): a hare

Definitions

  1. a hare

Ancestry of “hare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehérihare
2Proto-Germanichezô—
3Proto-Germanichasôhare
4Proto-Germanichaswazgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haswaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hasô →