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Where does “swyneherde” come from?

swyneherde (Middle English) comes from Old English swīnhierde.

Ancestry of “swyneherde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswīnhierde—

Words derived from “swyneherde”

  • swineherd
  • swineherdess
Every word from Old English swīnhierde →