Where does “herde” come from?

herde (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

Ancestry of “herde”, step by step

herde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic herdō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicherdōherd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

via Proto-Germanic hezdǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “herde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →