Where does “hairaz” come from?

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

hairaz (Proto-Germanic): grey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished

Definitions

  1. grey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished

Ancestry of “hairaz”, step by step

hairaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱeh₃i-

Words derived from “hairaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-
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