Where does “menneskehår” come from?

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

menneskehår (Norwegian Bokmål): (a) human hair

Definitions

  1. (a) human hair

Ancestry of “menneskehår”, step by step

menneskehår 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 menneske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmenneskehuman, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people
2Old Norsemanneskjahuman being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →