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
Ancestry of “harde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | harde | — |
| 2 | Old French | herde | herd |
| 3 | Frankish | herda | herd |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |