Where does “heir” come from?

heir (Old French) comes from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

Ancestry of “heir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērēsheir, heiress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “heir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →