Words that come from Proto-Germanic herdō

115 words across 29 languages descend from Proto-Germanic herdō — including herd, shepherd, herding, Sheppard, herdsman, herder, shepherdess, sheepherder.

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English (49)

German (13)

Old English (6)

Dutch (4)

Middle English (4)

Swedish (3)

Old High German (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Middle High German (3)

Icelandic (2)

Faroese (2)

Danish (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Gothic (2)

Old Norse (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Frankish (1)

Ido (1)

Hungarian (1)

Marshallese (1)

Russian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Macedonian (1)

French (1)

Old French (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle French (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)