Where does “hēro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hēro”, step by step

hēro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hēriro

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

via Old High German hērro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhērromaster; grey, grey-haired

Words derived from “hēro”

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