English
Oxnard
Oxnard comes from Old English oxanhierde ‘oxherd’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150oxanhierde‘oxherd’
- EnglishtodayOxnard
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150oxanhierde‘oxherd’
- EnglishtodayOxnard
A compound of oxna + hierde ‘herdsman’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- ‘to become strong’
Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn ‘bull’
Proto-Germanic *uhsô ‘ox’
Proto-West Germanic *ohsō ‘ox’
Old English oxa ‘ox’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerdʰ- ‘file, row, herd’
Proto-Germanic *herdō ‘herd’
Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz ‘herder, herdsman’
Old English hierde ‘herdsman’
Every English word from Old English oxanhierde
Today it means
name The largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English oxanhierde / Oxnard