Where does “herre” come from?

herre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *herro, from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō, from Proto-Germanic herzô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-.

Ancestry of “herre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*herromaster, lord
2Proto-West Germanic*herʀō—
3Proto-Germanicherzôhinge, door-hinge
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱerd-—

Words derived from “herre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herzô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *herʀō →