Where does “herder” come from?

herder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch herder, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

herder (Dutch): A herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals; A...

Definitions

  1. A herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals; A...

Ancestry of “herder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchherder
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “herder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ-