Middle English word heer comes from Latin crescendum, and later Proto-Germanic *hērą (Hair.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| crescendum | Latin (lat) | |
| *ḱr̥- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *keres- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *hērą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Hair. |
| hēr | Old English (ang) | |
| heer | Middle English (enm) | (anatomy) hair. |