Where does “oxherd” come from?

oxherd (English) comes from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, from Proto-Germanic herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European kérh₃-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃- — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.

oxherd (English): One who herds oxen

Definitions

  1. One who herds oxen

Ancestry of “oxherd”, step by step

oxherd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English herd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishherdA number of domestic animals assembled together...
2DutchhertA deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may...
3Middle Dutchhertdeer; hearth, fireplace
4Old Dutchherth
5Proto-West Germanicherþhearth, fireplace
6Proto-Germanicherþaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeankérh₃-to-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeankerh₃-to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat

via English ox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxAn adult castrated male of cattle; Any bovine...
2GermanOchseox
3Middle High Germanohseox
4Old High Germanohsoox
5Proto-West Germanicohsōox
6Proto-Germanicuhsôox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn

via Middle English oxeherde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoxeherdeoxherd
2Old Englishoxanhierdeoxherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃-