Where does “heronsew” come from?

heronsew (English) comes from Middle English heronsewe, from Old French haironcel, from Old French heiron, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

heronsew (English): A heron

Definitions

  1. A heron

Ancestry of “heronsew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishheronseweThe young of the grey heron; The meat of a heron...
2Old Frenchhaironcel—
3Old Frenchheironheron
4Medieval Latinhairoheron
5Frankishhaigrō—
6Frankishhraigrōheron
7Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →
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