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Where does “kjarr” come from?

kjarr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar, from Latin caesaries, from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- — hair.

kjarr (Old Norse): copsewood, brushwood, thicket

Definitions

  1. copsewood, brushwood, thicket

Ancestry of “kjarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
2LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
3Latincaesariesor hair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

Words derived from “kjarr”

  • kjerr
  • trættekær
  • -kær
  • kær
  • kjarr
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