Where does “hērro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hērro”, step by step

hērro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hērro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhērromaster; grey, grey-haired
2Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old Dutch hēriro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhēriro—

Words derived from “hērro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hērro →