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English word origin

Etymology of har

Inherited from Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, sw

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A hinge.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har (“hinge”), Dutch harre, her, har (“hinge”), Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”).

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Source etymology 2

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intj

A sound of laughter, sometimes with a sarcastic connotation.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic.

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Source etymology 3

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particle

Alternative form of hah (interrogative particle).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

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