English
hoared
From hoar + -ed.
A compound of hoar + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- ‘grey, dark’
Proto-Germanic *hairaz ‘grey’
Proto-West Germanic *hair ‘gray, gray-haired’
Old English hār ‘hoar, hoary, grey, old’
Middle English hor ‘Grey, greyish, grey-white’
English hoar
Today it means
adj moldy; musty
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoared