Where does “fiskehejre” come from?

fiskehejre (Danish) comes from Danish hejre, from Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic haigrô, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

fiskehejre (Danish): grey heron

Definitions

  1. grey heron

Ancestry of “fiskehejre”, step by step

fiskehejre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hejre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhejreheron; harridan; brome, bromegrass
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →