Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hraigrō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Alternative forms

• *haigrō, *raigrō

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (“heron”).

Noun

1. heron

Descendants

• Old Dutch: heigero, *reigaro, *rēgaro
  • Middle Dutch: heiger, reiger, rêger
    • Dutch: reiger
      • Afrikaans: reier
• → Medieval Latin: hairō, hērō, *haigrō (see there for further descendants)