Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “har” come from?

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

har (Old High German): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “har”, step by step

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

Words derived from “har”

  • haarig
  • haargenau
  • Schamhaar
  • haarsträubend
  • haarartig
  • Haarwurzel
  • behaart
  • Haarwaschmittel
  • haar
  • Schnurrhaar
  • Härchen
  • Haarknoten
  • haarähnlich
  • haart
  • unbehaart
  • Haar
  • Haarausfall
  • haaren
  • weißhaarig
  • Haarband
  • Haarwachstum
  • Haarverlust
  • Haarfarbe
  • Haarshampoo
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