Reconstruction:Old Dutch/hara

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• *heri (umlauted via oblique cases)

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *harugaz (“pile of stones”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hara/

Noun

*hara f

1. sandy ridge

Derived terms

As toponym:

• haren (“six placenames”)
• here (“three placenames”, (< *heri))

 

As toponymic prefix:

• harburg (“a placename”)
• harenbecca (“a placename”)
• harlō (“a placename”)
• harēm (“a placename”)

 

As toponymic suffix:

• arnharon (“Eenrum”)
• dūuelhara (“a hydronym”)
• eluiteri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• ennethere (“Enter”, (< *heri))
• fathinchere (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• fumarhara (“a placename”)
• gērnere (“Gaanderen”, (< *heri))
• helnere (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• hotseri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• lacharen (“a placename”)
• loningheri (“Lonneker”, (< *heri))
• luchere (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• lutheri (“Losser”, (< *heri))
• līneren (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• līnhere (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• machera (“Macharen”)
• manheri (“Mander”, (< *heri))
• multeri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• northanheri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• oldehare (“a placename”)
• ortheren (“Oorderen”, (< *heri))
• rēnheri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• stēnhere (“Steenderen”, (< *heri))
• subenhari (“Zevenaar”)
• thuleri (“Dulder”, (< *heri))
• walacheri (“Walcheren”, (< *heri))
• wasnare (“Wassenaar”)
• west eppinheri (“a placename”, (< *heri))
• wetera (“Wetteren”, (< *heri))
• wulfara (“a placename”)
• ōst eppinheri (“a placename”, (< *heri))

 

Uncertain:

• asporon (“Asperen”)
• dinthere (“Dinther”, (< *heri))
• uerssenare (“Varsenare”)

 

References

“hara, heri (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012