German Reiher

← Old High German reigaro (inherited)

→ English heron (cognate)

→ Welsh crëyr (cognate)

→ German Graureiher (compound)

→ German Reiherente (affix)

→ German Wellenreiher (compound)

→ German Rotscheitelreiher (compound)

→ German Nachtreiher (compound)

→ German Silberreiher (compound)

→ German Seidenreiher (compound)

→ German Kuhreiher (compound)

→ German Purpurreiher (compound)

→ Luxembourgish Räer (cognate)

→ Norwegian Bokmål hegre (cognate)

→ Saterland Frisian Reger (cognate)

→ Saterland Frisian Raier (borrowed)