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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{root|gem-pro|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-}}
From {{etyl|ine-pro|gem-pro}} {{m|ine-pro|*ḱēy(w)-}}, {{m|ine-pro|*ḱyē(w)-||grey, dark}}. Cognate with {{cog|sga|ciar|cīar|dark}}.
From {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-||grey, dark}}. Cognate with {{cog|sga|ciar|cīar|dark}}, probably {{cog|sla-pro|*śěrъ||gray}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lang=gem-pro|/ˈxɑi̯.rɑz/}}
* {{IPA|gem-pro|/ˈxɑi̯.rɑz/}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{gem-adj}}
{{gem-adj}}<ref>{{R:gem:EDPG|*haira-|201}}</ref>


# [[grey]]
# [[grey]]
# {{lb|gem-pro|figurative}} [[aged]]; [[old]]; [[lofty]]; [[distinguished]]
# {{lb|gem-pro|figurative}} [[aged]]; [[old]]; [[lofty]]; [[distinguished]]


====Declension====
====Inflection====
{{gem-decl-adj-a|hair}}
{{gem-decl-adj-a|hair}}


====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* {{desctree|gmw-pro|*hair}}
* Old English: {{l|ang|hār}}
* {{desctree|non|hárr}}
** Scots: {{l|sco|hare}}, {{l|sco|hair}}
* {{desc|roa-opt|herru|bor=1}}
** English: {{l|en|hoar}}

* Old Frisian: {{l|ofs|hēr}}
===References===
* Old Saxon: {{l|osx|hēr}}
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** Middle Low German: {{l|gml|hære|hǣre}}

* Old Dutch: {{l|odt|hēr}}
{{topics|gem-pro|Colors}}
** Middle Dutch: {{l|dum|heer}}, {{l|dum|herlic}}

*** Dutch: {{l|nl|heerlijk}}
====See also====
* Old High German: {{l|goh|hēr|gloss=noble, venerable}}
{{table:colors/gem-pro}}
** Middle High German: {{l|gmh|hēr}}
*** German: {{l|de|hehr}}
** Old High German: {{l|goh|hēriro}}, {{l|goh|hērro}} ("lord", from comparative form)
*** Middle High German: {{l|gmh|herre}}
**** German: {{l|de|Herr}}
*** Old Saxon: {{l|osx|hērro}}
**** Middle Low German: {{l|gml|hēre}}
**** Old English: {{l|ang|hearra}}
**** Old Frisian: {{l|ofs|hēra}}
***** Saterland Frisian: {{l|stq|Heer}}
***** West Frisian: {{l|fy|hear}}
**** Old Norse: {{l|non|herri}}, {{l|non|herra}}
***** Icelandic: {{l|is|herra}} (obsolete: {{l|is|herri}})
***** Faroese: {{l|fo|harra}}, {{l|fo|harri}}
***** Norwegian: {{l|no|herre}}
***** Swedish: {{l|sv|herre}}
***** Danish: {{l|da|herre}}
***** Gutnish: {{l|gmq-gut|herre}}
***** Finnish: {{l|fi|herra}}
*** Old Dutch: {{l|odt|hērro}}, {{l|odt|hēro}}
**** Middle Dutch: {{l|dum|here}}
***** Dutch: {{l|nl|heer}}
* Old Norse: {{l|non|hárr}}, {{l|non|hǽrr}}
** Old Danish: {{l|da|hǫr}}

Revision as of 01:32, 14 April 2024

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (grey, dark). Cognate with Old Irish cīar (dark), probably Proto-Slavic *śěrъ (gray).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*hairaz[1]

  1. grey
  2. (figurative) aged; old; lofty; distinguished

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hair
    • Old English: hār
      • Middle English: hor
    • Old Frisian: hār
    • Old Dutch: hēr
    • Old High German: hēr
  • Old Norse: hárr, hærr
    • Icelandic: hár
    • Danish: hǫr
    • ? Old French: haraz (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: herru

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haira-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 201

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz