Where does “hæri” come from?

hæri (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse heri, from Proto-Germanic hezô, from Proto-Germanic hasô, from Proto-Germanic haswaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

Ancestry of “hæri”, step by step

hæri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse heri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseherihare
2Proto-Germanichezô—
3Proto-Germanichasôhare
4Proto-Germanichaswazgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Old Norse hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehari—
2Germanic*hesô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haswaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hasô →