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

Definitions

  1. he-goat; buck

Ancestry of “hæfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →