Where does “hovnarr” come from?
hovnarr (Swedish) comes from Swedish narr, from Middle Low German narre, 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.
hovnarr (Swedish): a court jester
Definitions
- a court jester
Ancestry of “hovnarr”, step by step
hovnarr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish narr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | narr | fool; jester; joker |
| 2 | Middle Low German | narre | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 6 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 7 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via Swedish hov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hov | hoof; court; the people surrounding a ruler, such... |
| 2 | Swedish | mån | degree, quality, margin; desirous, eager;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | man | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Mǫn | Isle of Man |
| 5 | Old Irish | Mana | Man, Anglesey |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | moniyos | mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |