Where does “hord” come from?

hord (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic huzdą, from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo-.

hord (Old English): A hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...

Definitions

  1. A hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...

Ancestry of “hord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdtreasure
2Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—

Words derived from “hord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huzdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd →