Where does “goteherd” come from?

goteherd (Middle English) comes from Old English gathierde, from Old English hierde, from Proto-West Germanic hirdī, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

Ancestry of “goteherd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgathierdegoatherd
2Old Englishhierdeherdsman; guardian, keeper, protector
3Proto-West Germanichirdīherdsman, herder
4Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
5Proto-Germanicherdōherd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “goteherd”

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