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Where does “gráhegri” come from?

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

gráhegri (Icelandic): grey heron

Definitions

  1. grey heron

Ancestry of “gráhegri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichegria heron
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
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