Where does “havermeal” come from?

havermeal (Scots) comes from Scots haver, from Middle English haver, from Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

havermeal (Scots): oatmeal, half-ground meal

Definitions

  1. oatmeal, half-ground meal

Ancestry of “havermeal”, step by step

havermeal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots haver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotshaveroats; Alternative form of haiver
2Middle Englishhaver—
3Old Norsehafrioat
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

via Scots meal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsmeal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Old Norse hafri →