herye

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱens-“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hazjaną“to call, praise”
3. Old English · inherited fromherian“to extol, praise, commend, help”
4. Middle English · inherited fromherien
5. English todayherye

From Middle English herien, heryen, from Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to call, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”). Cognate with Middle High German haren (“to call, shout”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan, “to praise”), Latin cēnseō (“inspect, appraise, estimate”, verb), Latin cēnsus (“estimation”); see censor, census.

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