heigero

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô.

Noun

heigero m

1. heron

Inflection

Declension of heigero (masculine an-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	heigero	heigeron
accusative	heigeron	heigeron
genitive	heigerin	heigerono
dative	heigerin	heigeron

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: heiger, reiger, rêger
  • Dutch: reiger
    • Afrikaans: reier
  • Limburgish: reiger

Further reading

• “hēgero”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012