Where does “hjord” come from?

hjord (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hiorþ, from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic herdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

hjord (Swedish): herd; a number of beasts gathered

Definitions

  1. herd; a number of beasts gathered

Ancestry of “hjord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhiorþherd
2Old Norsehjǫrðherd
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 Old Norse hjǫrð →