Where does “horde” come from?

horde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда́, from Proto-Turkic ordu — army, camp.

horde (Norwegian Bokmål): a horde

Definitions

  1. a horde

Ancestry of “horde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHordehorde
2Polishhordahorde
3Russianорда́horde
4Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Turkic ordu →Every word from Russian орда́ →Every word from Polish horda →
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