Where does “hord” come from?
hord (Middle English) comes from Old French hourd, from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
hord (Middle English): A hoard or cache of hidden valuables; A location...
Definitions
- A hoard or cache of hidden valuables; A location...
Ancestry of “hord”, step by step
hord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French hourd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hourd | — |
| 2 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 4 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 5 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 6 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 8 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |