Where does “Haar” come from?
Haar (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
Haar (Pennsylvania German): hair
Ancestry of “Haar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hār | hair |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hār | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |