Where does “menneskehår” come from?
menneskehår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hår, from Old Norse Hár, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
menneskehår (Norwegian Nynorsk): (a) human hair
Definitions
- (a) human hair
Ancestry of “menneskehår”, step by step
menneskehår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk hår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hår | hair |
| 2 | Old Norse | Hár | name of a dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via Norwegian Nynorsk menneske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | menneske | human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people |