Hering

== English == === Etymology === From German Hering, from Middle High German hærinc, both meaning herring. === Proper noun === Hering A surname from German. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hærinc, herinc, from Old High German hārinc, herinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. The sense of "tent peg" is from to the visual similarity between the fish and long, silver-grey metal pegs. According to Pfeifer, this sense is attested by the late 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheːʁɪŋ/ === Noun === Hering m (strong, genitive Heringes or Herings, plural Heringe) herring tent peg (informal) thin person, usually male ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Estonian: heeringas → Hungarian: hering → Macedonian: харинга (haringa) → Romanian: hering → Serbo-Croatian: haringa === Further reading === “Hering” in Duden online “Hering” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache