her
Middle English
/hɛːr/, /heːr/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) a hair
- (uncountable) hair follicular growths on the skin
- pelt, hide, animal skin
- Something similar in appearance to hair e.g. a botanical hair
- (figurative) small part, any part of a person
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hǣr derived from Proto-Germanic *hērą (hair).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hērą
Gloss
hair
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
髪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hairgate English
- asshair English
- atrichia English
- atrichic English
- ballhair English
- bluehair English
- camelshair English
- cathair English
- crosshair English
- dehair English
- dehairer English
- doghair English
- goathair English
- goatshair English
- hair English
- hair dryer English
- hair pipe English
- hairball English
- hairband English
- hairbird English
- hairbow English
- hairbreadth English
- hairbrush English
- haircalf English
- haircap English
- haircare English
- hairclip English
- haircloth English
- haircoat English
- haircolor English
- haircut English
- haircutter English
- haircutting English
- hairdo English
- hairdon't English
- hairdress English
- hairdresser English
- hairdressing English
- hairdryer English
- haired English
- hairen English
- hairful English
- hairgrass English
- hairgrip English
- hairist English
- hairless English
- hairlift English
- hairlike English
- hairline English
- hairlock English
- hairlore English
- hairmageddon English
- hairnet English
- hairpiece English
- hairpin English
- hairplay English
- hairpluck English
- hairpuller English
- hairpulling English
- hairsbreadth English
- hairshaft English
- hairshirt English
- hairslide English
- hairsplit English
- hairsplitter English
- hairsplitting English
- hairspring English
- hairstreak English
- hairstring English
- hairstyle English
- hairstyler English
- hairstyling English
- hairstylist English
- hairswidth English
- hairtail English
- hairwashing English
- hairwear English
- hairwork English
- hairworm English
- hairy English
- headhair English
- herewith English
- horsehair English
- longhair English
- macrohair English
- maidenhair English
- manhair English
- nanohair English
- netherhair English
- nonhair English
- overhair English
- rehair English
- shorthair English
- underhair English
- unhair English
- unhairing English
- wirehair English
- Haar German
- *keres- Proto-Indo-European
- *hēringaz Proto-Germanic
- *hērą Proto-Germanic
- ヘア Japanese
- herwiþ Old English
- hær Old English
- hæren Old English
- hǣr Old English
- for Middle English
- heer Middle English
- her-for Middle English
- herwith Middle English
- hery Middle English
- herye Middle English
- hors Middle English
- hors her Middle English
- with Middle English
- hár Old Norse
- haro Esperanto
- har Old High German
- hār Old High German
- har Old Dutch
- hār Old Dutch
- her Old Frisian
- hēr Old Frisian
- eya Torres Strait Creole
- hyar Nigerian Pidgin