Where does “heronsewe” come from?

heronsewe (Middle English) comes from Old French haironcel, from Old French heiron, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

heronsewe (Middle English): The young of the grey heron; The meat of a heron...

Definitions

  1. The young of the grey heron; The meat of a heron...

Ancestry of “heronsewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhaironcel—
2Old Frenchheironheron
3Medieval Latinhairoheron
4Frankishhaigrō—
5Frankishhraigrōheron
6Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “heronsewe”

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