Where does “hēr” come from?

hēr (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “hēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “hēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →