Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hraigrô ‎(“a bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- ‎(“a kind of bird”). Cognate with Old Saxon higara, regera ‎(“heron”) (Middle Low German reger ‎(“heron”)), (Dutch reiger ‎(“heron”), Old High German heigaro, reigaro ‎(“heron, egret”) (German Reiher, Reiger), Old Norse hegri ‎(“heron”) (Swedish häger), Old English higera, higora ‎(“jay, magpie”), Old English scrīc ‎(“thrush”). More at heron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhrɑːɡrɑ/