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.

gathierde (Old English): goatherd

Definitions

  1. goatherd

Ancestry of “gathierde”, step by step

gathierde 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 gāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgātgoat
2Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-

Words derived from “gathierde

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic herdōEvery word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz