Where does “heordan” come from?
heordan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā, from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
heordan (Old English): hards of flax, tow
Ancestry of “heordan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *heʀdā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hezdǭ | Flax fibre; tow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “heordan”