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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 a representation of it used...

Definitions

  1. the grey heron , or a representation of it used...

Ancestry of “heron”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heron”

  • heron
  • hirn
  • hern
  • heronry
  • heronlike
  • heroner
  • herne
  • hirn
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