Where does “hǣring” come from?
hǣring (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.
Ancestry of “hǣring”, step by step
hǣring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *hāring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hāring | herring |
via Proto-Germanic *hāring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hāring | — |