Where does “hereen” come from?

hereen (Yola) comes from Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.

hereen (Yola): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “hereen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheringherring
2Old Englishhǣring—
3Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hāring →Every word from Old English hǣring →Every word from Middle English hering →