Where does “uphoard” come from?
uphoard (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.
uphoard (English): To hoard up
Ancestry of “uphoard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoard | A hidden supply or fund; A cache of valuable... |
| 2 | Middle English | hord | A hoard or cache of hidden valuables; A location... |
| 3 | Old French | hourd | — |
| 4 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 6 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 7 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 8 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 10 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |