Where does “hårfin” come from?

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

hårfin (Norwegian Nynorsk): hairline crack

Definitions

  1. hairline crack

Ancestry of “hårfin”, step by step

hårfin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hår

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfinfine; pretty, handsome; posh
2Old Norsefínn—
3Latinfīnisend
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Old Norse Hár →