Where does “herlik” come from?

herlik (Middle Low German) comes from Old High German hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “herlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhērnoble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...
2Proto-Germanic*hair—
3Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “herlik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hair →