Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hierd” come from?

hierd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

Ancestry of “hierd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicherdōherd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “hierd”

  • herd
  • herding
  • herdsman
  • herder
  • sheepherder
  • sheepherding
  • neatherd
  • herdboy
  • gooseherd
  • herdman
  • herdbook
  • herdswoman
  • herdlike
  • goatherder
  • cowherder
  • herdess
  • herdsboy
  • horseherd
  • swineherding
  • herdless
  • hogherd
  • bearherd
  • herdowner
  • swineherder
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