Where does “hern” come from?

hern (Cornish) comes from Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.

hern (Cornish): pilchards, sardines

Definitions

  1. pilchards, sardines

Ancestry of “hern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheringherring
2Old Englishhǣring—
3Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hāring →Every word from Old English hǣring →Every word from Middle English hering →
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