Where does “Hirtenhund” come from?
Hirtenhund (German) comes from German Hirte, from Middle High German hirt, from Old High German hirt, from Proto-West Germanic hirdī, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.
Hirtenhund (German): shepherd dog, sheepdog
Definitions
- shepherd dog, sheepdog
Ancestry of “Hirtenhund”, step by step
Hirtenhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hirte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hirte | herdsman, herder, shepherd, stockman, pastoralist |
| 2 | Middle High German | hirt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hirt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hirdī | herdsman, herder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hirdijaz | herder, herdsman |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |