Where does “Hegrinn” come from?

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

Hegrinn (Icelandic): Grus, a spring constellation of the southern sky,...

Definitions

  1. Grus, a spring constellation of the southern sky,...

Ancestry of “Hegrinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichegria heron
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →
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