Where does “narr” come from?

narr (Swedish) comes 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.

narr (Swedish): fool; jester; joker

Definitions

  1. fool; jester; joker

Ancestry of “narr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannarre—
2Middle High Germannarre—
3Old High Germannarroclown; fool
4Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
5LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
6Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “narr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Latin nasus →Every word from Latin naris →