Where does “reihern” come from?

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

reihern (German): to puke, to vomit

Definitions

  1. to puke, to vomit

Ancestry of “reihern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherheron
2Middle High Germanreiger—
3Old High GermanreigaroAlternative form of heigaro
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →