From Middle English heryen, herien, from Old English herian, from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-. Cognate with Middle High German haren ("to call, shout"), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 ("to praise"), Sanskrit शंसति ("to announce; to praise, extol, commend"), Latin cēnseō ("inspect, appraise, estimate"), Latin cēnsus ("estimation"). See censor, census.
From earlier hery, from Middle English herien, herȝen, herwen, from Old English hergian, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. More at harry.
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