Where does “hjord” come from?

hjord (Danish) comes from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hjord (Danish): herd

Definitions

  1. herd

Ancestry of “hjord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjǫrðherd
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic herdōEvery word from Old Norse hjǫrð
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