Where does “herderin” come from?

herderin (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

herderin (Dutch): shepherdess

Definitions

  1. shepherdess

Ancestry of “herderin”, step by step

herderin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch herder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchherderA herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals; A...
2Middle Dutchherder—
3Proto-Germanicherdōherd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →