hehr

Meaning

1. sublime; noble
2. holy

Pronounced as (IPA)

[heːɐ̯]

Etymology

From Middle High German hēr, hēre, from Old High German hēr (“noble, austere, venerable, aged”), from Proto-West Germanic *hair, from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey, hoary”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey”). Cognate with English hoar (“grey”) and hare (“grey, hoary, venerable”).