English

flerd

Blend of flock + herd.

A blend of flock + herd

Proto-Germanic *flukkaz ‘crowd, troop’

Proto-West Germanic *flokk

Old English flocc ‘flock, company, troop’

Middle English flok

English flock

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerdʰ- ‘file, row, herd’

Proto-Germanic *herdō

Proto-West Germanic *herdu

Old English hierd ‘herd, flock’

Middle English herde

English herd

Today it means

noun A mixed group of ruminants, such as sheep and cattle.

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