Where does “heiron” come from?

heiron (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman heiron, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

heiron (Middle English): Alternative form of heron

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of heron

Ancestry of “heiron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanheironheron
2Medieval Latinhairoheron
3Frankishhaigrō—
4Frankishhraigrōheron
5Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →