Where does “*herʀō” come from?

*herʀō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic herzô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-.

Ancestry of “*herʀō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicherzôhinge, door-hinge
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱerd-

Words derived from “*herʀō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-Every word from Proto-Germanic herzô