Where does “hār” come from?

hār (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

hār (Old English): gray, gray-haired; grey-haired; hoar, hoary,...

Definitions

  1. gray, gray-haired; grey-haired; hoar, hoary,...

Ancestry of “hār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “hār”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →