haar etymology

Dutch word haar comes from Latin crescendum, Proto-Germanic *hezōi, Proto-Germanic *hezǫ̂, and later Proto-Germanic *hērą (Hair.)

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Detailed word origin of haar

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
crescendum Latin (lat)
*hezōi Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*hezǫ̂ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*ḱr̥- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
hira Old Dutch (odt)
*hērą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Hair.
hiro Old Dutch (odt) (possessive) her Her (genitive, dative).
*hār Old Dutch (odt)
haer Middle Dutch (dum) Hair Her.
haar Dutch (nld) (archaic) Third-person plural possessive adjective: their.

Words with the same origin as haar

Descendants of *hezōi
baardhaar er haarbal haarborstel haardos haardroger haarstuk haaruitval haarverlies harig heur kortharig langharig ontharen ontharing roodhaar roodharig schaamhaar verharen wolharig zweephaar