Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hār

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

*hār n

1. hair

   Synonym: *haʀd

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hār(a)
Genitive	*hāras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hār(a)	*hāru
Accusative	*hār(a)	*hāru
Genitive	*hāras	*hārō
Dative	*hārē	*hārum
Instrumental	*hāru	*hārum

Derived terms

• *hārijā
• *hārīn

Descendants

• Old English: hǣr, hēr
  • Middle English: her
    • English: hair
      • → Russian: хаер (xajer), хайр (xajr)
      • →⇒ Russian: хайратник (xajratnik)
    • Scots: hair, hayr, hare
    • Yola: haar
• Old Frisian: hēr
  • North Frisian:

    Föhr-Amrum: hiar

    Goesharde: heer, häär

    Halligen: heer

    Heligoland: Hear

    Mooring: häär

    Sylt: Hiir

    Wiedingharde: heer

  • Saterland Frisian: Híer
  • West Frisian: hier
• Old Saxon: hār
  • Middle Low German: hâr
    • German Low German: Hoor, Haar
    • Plautdietsch: Hoa
• Old Dutch: hār
  • Middle Dutch: hâer
    • Dutch: haar
• Old High German: hār
  • Middle High German: hār
    • Alemannic German: Härre

      Swabian: Hoar

      Walser: haar, hoar, hoor, hàre

    • Bavarian: hoor

      Cimbrian: har, haar (Sette Comuni)

      Mòcheno: hor

    • Central Franconian: Hoor
    • German: Haar
    • Luxembourgish: Hoer
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Pennsylvania German: Haar

    • Yiddish: האָר (hor)