Where does “נאַר” come from?

נאַר (Yiddish) comes 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.

נאַר (Yiddish): fool

Definitions

  1. fool

Ancestry of “נאַר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannarre
2Old High Germannarroclown; fool
3Vulgar Latinnariomocking, deriding, jeering at
4LatinnarisA nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,...
5Latinnasusnose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-Every word from Latin nasusEvery word from Latin naris
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