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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”

  • whore
  • hoary
  • hoar
  • whoreson
  • whorish
  • whoremonger
  • hoariness
  • manwhore
  • whoremongering
  • whorishness
  • whorey
  • hoared
  • whorishly
  • hoarily
  • whoremistress
  • whoreish
  • whoresome
  • whorelike
  • hoarhead
  • whorehound
  • whorely
  • postwhore
  • trendwhore
  • whorification
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