Where does “hegri” come from?

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

hegri (Faroese): a heron

Definitions

  1. a heron

Ancestry of “hegri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehegriheron
2Proto-Germanichaigrô—
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →