Where does “haring” come from?

haring (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hârinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.

haring (Dutch): herring; tent peg

Definitions

  1. herring; tent peg

Ancestry of “haring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhârincherring
2Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring

Words derived from “haring

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hāring