Etymology

haring

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle Low German harinc
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  1. Middle Low German · derived fromharinc“herring”
  2. English todayHaring

From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.