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Where does “hirdī” come from?

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

hirdī (Proto-West Germanic): herdsman, herder

Definitions

  1. herdsman, herder

Ancestry of “hirdī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hirdī”

  • Hirtin
  • Hirte
  • Hirtenhund
  • Schafhirte
  • Schweinehirte
  • hirde
  • hirt
  • hirti
  • hirte
  • hirt
  • Hiert
  • hirdi
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