Where does “harde” come from?

harde (French) comes from Middle French harde, from Old French herde, from Frankish herda, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

harde (French): herd; pack; rags

Definitions

  1. herd; pack; rags

Ancestry of “harde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchharde—
2Old Frenchherdeherd
3Frankishherdaherd
4Proto-Germanicherdōherd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Frankish herda →