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English word hare comes from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (To call, shout. To praise.), Proto-Germanic *harjaz (Army. Army leader; commander; warrior.)

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*hazjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To call, shout. To praise.

*harjaz (Proto-Germanic)

Army. Army leader; commander; warrior.

hærian (Old English)

*harjōną (Proto-Germanic)

To overrun with an army; lay waste; ravage; devastate.

herġian (Old English)

hergian (Old English)

To pillage, plunder.

herian (Old English)

To praise, honour.

herȝen (Middle English)

hare (English)

(obsolete) To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.

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