Where does “*hair” come from?

*hair (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “*hair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “*hair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →