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
Ancestry of “hjörð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hjǫrð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |