Where does “האָר” come from?

האָר (Yiddish) comes from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

האָר (Yiddish): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “האָר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhārhair
2Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

Words derived from “האָר

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres-Every word from Proto-Germanic hērąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *hār