Where does “hæring” come from?
hæring (Old English) comes from Old English heġe, from Proto-West Germanic *hagi.
hæring (Old English): herring
Ancestry of “hæring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | heġe | hedge, fence |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hagi | — |