Where does “hiuro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hiuro”, step by step

hiuro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhērnoble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...
2Proto-Germanic*hair—
3Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old High German jār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjāryear
2Proto-West Germanicjāryear
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Old High German hiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhiu—

Words derived from “hiuro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hair →