Where does “hås” come from?

hås (Westrobothnian) comes from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

hås (Westrobothnian): hoarse, husky

Definitions

  1. hoarse, husky

Ancestry of “hås”, step by step

hås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhase—
2Old High Germanhasohare
3Proto-West Germanichasōhare
4Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Old Norse háss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehásshoarse
2Proto-Germanichaisazhoarse
3Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hasō →