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Where does “hērēs” come from?

hērēs (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

Ancestry of “hērēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
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