Where does “maþmhierde” come from?

maþmhierde (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.

maþmhierde (Old English): treasurer

Definitions

  1. treasurer

Ancestry of “maþmhierde”, step by step

maþmhierde 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 māþm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmāþmprecious object: treasure, jewel, valuable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic herdōEvery word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz