Where does “hérað” come from?

hérað (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse herað, from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hérað (Icelandic): region, district, hundred

Definitions

  1. region, district, hundred

Ancestry of “hérað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheraðdistrict; country
2Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwą →