myEtymology.com: English etymology of hairstreak

Etymology of the English word hairstreak

the English word hairstreak

derived from the English word hair

derived from the English word her

derived from the English word hire

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khurja

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ko-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khæran

derived from the English word streak

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streig-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *strikon