Neuter

Haar

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) hair (a singular hair, not limited to the head)
  2. (collective, neuter, strong) hair (the totality of hair on someone's head)

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

hoor

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hoor

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/haːr/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare Dutch haar, West Frisian hier, English hair, Danish hår.

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