Where does “hirðir” come from?

hirðir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hirðir (Old Norse): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “hirðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
2Proto-Germanicherdōherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “hirðir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →