heer

Betekenis

1. (masculine) a lord; master
2. (masculine) a gentleman
3. (masculine) a cleric, notably a Catholic priest

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɦeːr/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr.