Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hēringaz”

44 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hēringaz — including herring, herringbone, buss, herringlike, haring, haringbuis, hârinc, hāring.

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English (5)

Dutch (5)

German (4)

Norman (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Hungarian (2)

French (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Old English (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Old High German (2)

Old Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Frankish (1)

Latin (1)

Esperanto (1)

Estonian (1)

Ligurian (1)

Portuguese (1)

Old French (1)

Romanian (1)

Middle English (1)