Where does “harde” come from?
harde (Middle French) comes from Old French herde, from Frankish herda, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.
Ancestry of “harde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | herde | herd |
| 2 | Frankish | herda | herd |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |
Words derived from “harde”