Where does “gathierde” come from?
gathierde (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.
Ancestry of “gathierde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hierde | herdsman; guardian, keeper, protector |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hirdī | herdsman, herder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hirdijaz | herder, herdsman |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | herdō | herd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |