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Old English hrāgra (cognate)
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Middle Dutch heiger (cognate)
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Middle English heron (inherited)
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Middle English heroun (mention)
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Middle English heiron (mention)
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Proto-West Germanic *hraigrō (derived)
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Ancient Greek κρίζω (cognate)
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Swedish häger (cognate)
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English egret (mention)
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English Heron (mention)