Where does “heorde” come from?

heorde (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

heorde (Old English): headhair

Definitions

  1. headhair

Ancestry of “heorde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichezdǭFlax fibre; tow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-Every word from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ
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