Where does “hæfer” come from?
hæfer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
hæfer (Old English): he-goat; buck
Ancestry of “hæfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |