Where does “hierdelic” come from?

hierdelic (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.

hierdelic (Old English): pastoral

Definitions

  1. pastoral

Ancestry of “hierdelic”, step by step

hierdelic 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 līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →
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