Where does “hirðir” come from?
hirðir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.
hirðir (Icelandic): shepherd; second-person singular active present...
Definitions
- shepherd; second-person singular active present...
Ancestry of “hirðir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hirðir | shepherd |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hirdijaz | herder, herdsman |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |