Where does “Haas” come from?
Haas (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.
Haas (Pennsylvania German): rabbit
Ancestry of “Haas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hase | — |
| 2 | Old High German | haso | hare |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hasō | hare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hesô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂s- | to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare |
Words derived from “Haas”