Where does “herað” come from?

herað (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

herað (Old Norse): district; country

Definitions

  1. district; country

Ancestry of “herað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “herað”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwą →