Where does “hordian” come from?

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

hordian (Old English): to hoard, lay up treasure, store

Definitions

  1. to hoard, lay up treasure, store

Ancestry of “hordian”, step by step

hordian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhordA hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...
2Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdtreasure
3Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—

via Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdōnto lay up, hoard

Words derived from “hordian”

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