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Where does “narro” come from?

narro (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

narro (Old High German): clown; fool

Definitions

  1. clown; fool

Ancestry of “narro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
2LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
3Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “narro”

  • narishkeit
  • Narren
  • Narrenmatt
  • Narr
  • Narrengold
  • narrensicher
  • Narrenfreiheit
  • nar
  • narre
  • narre
  • נאַריש
  • נאַרישקייט
  • נאַר
  • nor
  • nar
  • narr
  • Narr
  • Narr
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