heron
English
/ˈhɛɹən/
noun
Definitions
- A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heron derived from heiron derived from Old Dutch *heigero derived from *hraigrō derived from Proto-Germanic *haigrô derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kreik-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heroner English
- heronlike English
- heronry English
- aasianiibishaikara Finnish
- aasiansatulahaikara Finnish
- afrikaniibishaikara Finnish
- afrikansatulahaikara Finnish
- amerikaniibishaikara Finnish
- haikara Finnish
- haikaralintu Finnish
- harmaahaikara Finnish
- jalohaikara Finnish
- kapustahaikara Finnish
- kattohaikara Finnish
- kaulushaikara Finnish
- kobolttihaikara Finnish
- kyyryhaikara Finnish
- lehmähaikara Finnish
- mustahaikara Finnish
- pikkuhaikara Finnish
- ruskohaikara Finnish
- silkkihaikara Finnish
- varjohaikara Finnish
- yöhaikara Finnish
- hairō Latin
- Graureiher German
- Kuhreiher German
- Nachtreiher German
- Purpurreiher German
- Reiher German
- Reiherente German
- Rotscheitelreiher German
- Seidenreiher German
- Silberreiher German
- Wellenreiher German
- purperreiger Dutch, Flemish
- ralreiger Dutch, Flemish
- reiger Dutch, Flemish
- zilverreiger Dutch, Flemish
- κρίζω Ancient Greek
- κριγή Ancient Greek
- *(s)kreik- Proto-Indo-European
- *haigrô Proto-Germanic
- *hraigrô Proto-Germanic
- gråhäger Swedish
- häger Swedish
- kohäger Swedish
- natthäger Swedish
- purpurhäger Swedish
- rallhäger Swedish
- silkeshäger Swedish
- ägretthäger Swedish
- hragra Old English
- heron Middle English
- hegri Old Norse
- crëyr Welsh
- reiger Middle Dutch
- heigaro Old High German
- reier Afrikaans
- *hraigrō gmw-pro
- *heigero Old Dutch
- *korxsā Proto-Celtic
- *herigo Frankish
- heiron xno
- crehyr Middle Welsh