Old English heord

← Proto-Germanic *herdō (inherited)

← Old High German herta (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (derived)

← Old Norse hjǫrð (cognate)

← Old Saxon herda (cognate)

→ English herd (mention)

→ English Heard (derived)

→ Middle English herde (inherited)

→ French harde (cognate)

→ Sanskrit शर्ध (cognate)