Where does “Narr” come from?

Narr (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Narr (Pennsylvania German): fool

Definitions

  1. fool

Ancestry of “Narr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannarre—
2Old High Germannarroclown; fool
3Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
4LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
5Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Latin nasus →Every word from Latin naris →
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