From Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra ("hinge; cardinal point"), from Proto-Germanic *herzô ("hinge"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- ("to move, sway, swing, jump"). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har, Dutch harre, her, har, Icelandic hjarri ("hinge"), Latin cardō ("hinge").
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