aigron

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Old Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

haigron

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin hairō, *haigrō, from Frankish *hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (“heron”). Compare Catalan agró.

Noun[edit]

aigron m (oblique plural aigrons, nominative singular aigrons, nominative plural aigron)

heron (animal)

Descendants[edit]

Occitan:
- Auvergnat: eigron (Forez, Gannatois), jiralégre (Limagne), jirai, jiriau (Limagne, Northern), igroû
- Gascon: girou
- Old Languedocien:
  - Cévenol: dgiraï pestsaï-re
  - Languedocien: guiraud
  - Rouergat: hiroun
- Limousin: eïron
- Provençal: huroun
⇒ Old Occitan: aigreta
- → Old French: egret, egrette, aigrette
  - Angevin: guerte
  - Middle French: aigret, aygret, egret
    - French: aigrette
      - → English: aigrette, aigret
  - → Middle English: egret
    - English: egret

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