Where does “heron” come from?
Heron comes from Middle English heroun, from Anglo-Norman heiron, from Old Dutch heigero, from Frankish haigro, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.
heron (English): A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the...
Definitions
- A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the...
Ancestry of “heron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | heron | the grey heron , or a representation of it used... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | heiron | heron |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | hairo | heron |
| 4 | Frankish | haigrō | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hraigrō | heron |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hraigrô | heron |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreik- | — |
Words derived from “heron”