Where does “unhoard” come from?

unhoard (English) comes from English hoard, from Middle English hord, from Old French hourd, from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.

unhoard (English): To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer

Definitions

  1. To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer

Ancestry of “unhoard”, step by step

unhoard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hoard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoardA hidden supply or fund; A cache of valuable...
2Middle EnglishhordA hoard or cache of hidden valuables; A location...
3Old Frenchhourd
4DutchhordeA horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no...
5Middle Dutchhordebraided latticework
6Frankishhurd
7EnglishherdA number of domestic animals assembled together...
8DutchhertA deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may...
9Middle Dutchhertdeer; hearth, fireplace
10Old Dutchherth
11Proto-West Germanicherþhearth, fireplace
12Proto-Germanicherþaz
13Proto-Indo-Europeankérh₃-to-s
14Proto-Indo-Europeankerh₃-to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kérh₃-to-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic herþaz
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