Where does “*heʀdā” come from?

*heʀdā (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “*heʀdā”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	hezdǭ	Flax fibre; tow
2	Proto-Indo-European	ḱes-	to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...