Where does “nar” come from?
nar (Romansch) comes from German Narr, 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.
nar (Romansch): fool; crazy, mad
Ancestry of “nar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Narr | fool; jester, fool; Used in compounds to indicate... |
| 2 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 5 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 6 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |