Where does “reier” come from?

reier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch reiger, from Middle Dutch reiger, from Old Dutch heigero, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

reier (Afrikaans): heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae

Definitions

  1. heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae

Ancestry of “reier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreigerheron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae
2Middle Dutchreiger—
3Old Dutchheigeroheron
4Frankishhraigrōheron
5Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →