Where does “hourd” come from?
hourd (Old French) comes from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
Ancestry of “hourd”, step by step
hourd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch horde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 3 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 4 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 5 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 7 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |
via Old French hourt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hourt | barrier; palissade |