Where does “hēr” come from?

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

hēr (Old High German): noble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...

Definitions

hēr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	*hair	—
2	Proto-Germanic	hairaz	grey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱeh₃-	darkness, shadow

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	*hiʀ	—
2	Proto-Germanic	hīz	nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...