Where does “hirði” come from?

hirði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hirði (Faroese): shepherd; pastor

Definitions

  1. shepherd; pastor

Ancestry of “hirði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehirðirshepherd
2Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
3Proto-Germanicherdōherd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →