Where does “hár” come from?

hár (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

hár (Old Norse): high, tall; hair; thole, rowlock

Definitions

  1. high, tall; hair; thole, rowlock

Ancestry of “hár”, step by step

hár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hērą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichērąhair
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Proto-Germanic hauhaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →
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