| - | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|heroun|lang=enm}}, {{term|heiron|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|xno}} {{term|heiron|lang=xno}}, from {{etyl|odt|en}} {{term||heigero|lang=odt}} (compare Middle Dutch {{term|heiger|lang=dum}}), from {{proto|Germanic|haigrô|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|häger|lang=sv}}), metathesis of {{proto|Germanic|title=|hraigrô|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|hragra|hrāgra|lang=ang}}, Dutch {{term|reiger|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Reiher|lang=de}}), from {{proto|Indo-European|(s)kreik-||(s)kreig-|to screech, creak|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|cy|-}} {{term|crëyr||heron|lang=cy}}, Ancient Greek {{term||...|to creak|tr=krízein|lang=grc}}. | + | From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|heroun|lang=enm}}, {{term|heiron|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|xno}} {{term|heiron|lang=xno}}, from {{etyl|odt|en}} {{term||heigero|lang=odt}} (compare Middle Dutch {{term|heiger|lang=dum}}), from {{proto|Germanic|haigrô|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|sv|-}} {{term|häger|lang=sv}}), metathesis of {{proto|Germanic|title=|hraigrô|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|hragra|hrāgra|lang=ang}}, Dutch {{term|reiger|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Reiher|lang=de}}), from {{proto|Indo-European|(s)kreik-||(s)kreig-|to screech, creak|lang=en}} (compare {{etyl|cy|-}} {{term|crëyr||heron|lang=cy}}, Ancient Greek {{term|κρίζω||to creak, screech|tr=krízō|lang=grc}}. |
| | * {{IPA|/ˈhɛrən/}}, {{SAMPA|/"hEr@n/}} | | * {{IPA|/ˈhɛrən/}}, {{SAMPA|/"hEr@n/}} |