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Where does “heerde” come from?

heerde (Middle English) comes from Old English heord, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

Ancestry of “heerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheorda herd
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “heerde”

  • herd
  • herding
  • herdsman
  • herder
  • sheepherder
  • sheepherding
  • neatherd
  • herdboy
  • gooseherd
  • herdman
  • herdbook
  • herdswoman
  • herdlike
  • goatherder
  • cowherder
  • herdess
  • herdsboy
  • horseherd
  • swineherding
  • herdless
  • hogherd
  • bearherd
  • herdowner
  • swineherder
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