Where does “hejre” come from?

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

hejre (Danish): heron; harridan; brome, bromegrass

Definitions

  1. heron; harridan; brome, bromegrass

Ancestry of “hejre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehegriheron
2Proto-Germanichaigrô—
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “hejre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →