kær
Danish
/kɛːˀr/
noun
Definitions
- pond, pool
- marsh, fen
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kjarr (copsewood, brush-wood, thicket, bushes, brushwood, underbrush, scrub) derived from Proto-Germanic *kerzą (brushwood).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kerzą
Gloss
brushwood
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ǵers- Proto-Indo-European
- *kerzą Proto-Germanic
- blå kärrhök Swedish
- brun kärrhök Swedish
- kärr Swedish
- kärrhök Swedish
- kärrsnäppa Swedish
- kärrsångare Swedish
- kärrtärna Swedish
- kjerr Norwegian Nynorsk
- kjarr Old Norse
- kærligr Old Norse
- gade Danish
- gadekær Danish
- kærlig Danish
- kærlighed Danish
- kærtegne Danish
- tegne Danish
- kjarr Icelandic