Where does “heron” come from?

heron (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-.

heron (Middle English): the grey heron, or (rarely) a representation of it used in heraldry

Definitions

  1. the grey heron, or (rarely) a representation of it used in heraldry

Ancestry of “heron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanheironheron
2Medieval Latinhairoheron
3Frankishhaigrō—
4Frankishhraigrōheron
5Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “heron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →