Where does “harerug” come from?

harerug (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hare, 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.

harerug (Norwegian Nynorsk): serpent-grass (Bistorta vivipara)

Definitions

  1. serpent-grass (Bistorta vivipara)

Ancestry of “harerug”, step by step

harerug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskharea mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; a hare, a small...
2Old Norsehérihare
3Proto-Germanichezô—
4Proto-Germanichasôhare
5Proto-Germanichaswazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Norwegian Nynorsk rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrugrye
2Old Norserúgrrye (Secale cereale)
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haswaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hasô →