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

Definitions

  1. hards of flax, tow

Ancestry of “heordan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*heʀdā—
2Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “heordan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *heʀdā →