Where does “rajer” come from?

rajer (Polish) comes from German Reiher, from Middle High German reiger, from Old High German reigaro, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

rajer (Polish): heron feather used to decorate hats

Definitions

  1. heron feather used to decorate hats

Ancestry of “rajer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherheron
2Middle High Germanreiger—
3Old High GermanreigaroAlternative form of heigaro
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →