Where does “Schafhirte” come from?

Schafhirte (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.

Schafhirte (German): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “Schafhirte”, step by step

Schafhirte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirteherdsman, herder, shepherd, stockman, pastoralist
2Middle High Germanhirt—
3Old High Germanhirt—
4Proto-West Germanichirdīherdsman, herder
5Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
6Proto-Germanicherdōherd
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

via German schaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschafsheep
2Middle High Germanschāfsheep
3Old High Germanscāfsheep
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →