Where does “sceapheord” come from?

sceapheord (Old English) comes from Old English sċēap, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

sceapheord (Old English): flock of sheep

Definitions

  1. flock of sheep

Ancestry of “sceapheord”, step by step

sceapheord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċēap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēapsheep
2Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
3Proto-Germanicskapąshape
4Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Old English heord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheorda herd
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →