Where does “herre” come from?

herre (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hēro, from Old High German hēriro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

herre (Middle English): hinge; lord, chief, master; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. hinge; lord, chief, master; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “herre”, step by step

herre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hêre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhêrelord
2Old Dutchhēro—
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old English heorr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheorr—
2Proto-Germanicherzôhinge, door-hinge
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱerd-—

via Old English hearra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearralord, master
2Old Saxonhērro—
3Old Dutchhēriro—

Words derived from “herre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hēriro →