Etymograph

English

heron

Heron comes from Anglo-Norman heiron, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kreik-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haigrôreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hraigrōreconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hairō
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400heiron
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heron‘the grey heron, or (rarely) a representation of it used in heraldry’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kreik-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*haigrôreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hraigrōreconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500hairō
  5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400heiron
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heron‘the grey heron, or (rarely) a representation of it used in heraldry’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Medieval Latin hairō

egret, 1 more

Today it means

noun Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik- / heron

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