Where does “Hierdeboc” come from?

Hierdeboc (Old English) comes from Old English hierde, from Proto-West Germanic hirdī, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

Hierdeboc (Old English): Pastoral Care, a text by Pope Gregory I

Definitions

  1. Pastoral Care, a text by Pope Gregory I

Ancestry of “Hierdeboc”, step by step

Hierdeboc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hierde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhierdeherdsman; guardian, keeper, protector
2Proto-West Germanichirdīherdsman, herder
3Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
4Proto-Germanicherdōherd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk—
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →