Where does “horde” come from?
horde (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, from Proto-Germanic herþaz — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
horde (Dutch): A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no...
Definitions
- A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no...
Ancestry of “horde”, step by step
horde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch horde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 2 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 3 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 4 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 6 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |