Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hirdijaz”

42 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz — including shepherd, Sheppard, shepherdess, Shepperd, shepherdless, undershepherd, shepherdish, shepherdlike.

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English (17)

German (5)

Old English (4)

Old High German (2)

Swedish (2)

Middle High German (2)

Icelandic (1)

Faroese (1)

Gothic (1)

Marshallese (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Danish (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle English (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)