Danish kær

← Old French chier (derived)

← Old French cher (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *kerzą (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (mention)

← Latin cārus (derived)

← Old Norse kjarr (derived)

← Old Norse kærr (derived)

← Norman ker (derived)

← Norman quer (mention)

← Swedish kärr (cognate)

→ Danish kæreste (mention)

→ Danish kærlig (suffix)

→ Danish gadekær (affix)

→ Danish -kær (mention)

→ Danish folkekær (affix)

→ Swedish kärr (cognate)