Where does “hjörð” come from?

hjörð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hjörð (Icelandic): herd, flock

Definitions

  1. herd, flock

Ancestry of “hjörð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjǫrðherd
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Old Norse hjǫrð →