Where does “hār” come from?

hār (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

hār (Old High German): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “hār”, step by step

hār traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *hār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
2Proto-Germanichērąhair
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Proto-Germanic *hār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hār—

Words derived from “hār”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hār →