Old English hierde

← German Hirte (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *herdō (mention)

← Old High German hirti (cognate)

← Old Norse hirðir (cognate)

← Old Saxon hirdi (cognate)

← Swedish herde (cognate)

→ English shepherd (mention)

→ English herd (mention)

→ English herder (mention)

→ English gosherd (mention)

→ Old English cuhyrde (affix)

→ Old English gathierde (affix)

→ Old English sceaphierde (compound)

→ Old English swinhierde (affix)

→ Middle English herde (inherited)

→ Old High German hirti (cognate)