Where does “hirdi” come from?

hirdi (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic hirdī, from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hirdi (Old Saxon): herdsman, herder; guardian, protector, keeper

Definitions

  1. herdsman, herder; guardian, protector, keeper

Ancestry of “hirdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichirdīherdsman, herder
2Proto-Germanichirdijazherder, herdsman
3Proto-Germanicherdōherd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic herdō →Every word from Proto-Germanic hirdijaz →