Etymology

cathair

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Today it means: The hair of a cat. Full definition →

English hair ← Middle English her ← Old English hǣr
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cathair · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic*kattuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kattu
  3. Old Englishcatt
  4. Middle Englishcat
  5. Englishcat
  6. Proto-Germanic*hērą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*hār
  8. Old Englishhǣr
  9. Middle Englishher
  10. Englishhair
  11. English todaycathair

From cat + hair.

cathair · noun2

  1. Irish · borrowed fromcathair
  2. Irish · borrowed fromcathair
  3. English todaycathair

Borrowed from Irish cathair.

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