Where does “Reiher” come from?

Reiher (German) comes from Middle High German reiger, from Old High German reigaro, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

Reiher (German): heron

Definitions

  1. heron

Ancestry of “Reiher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanreiger—
2Old High GermanreigaroAlternative form of heigaro
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “Reiher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Old High German reigaro →