English

goatherder

From goat + herder.

A compound of goat + herder

Proto-Germanic *gaits

Proto-West Germanic *gait

Old English gāt

Middle English goot

English goat

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

…

Proto-West Germanic *hirdī ‘herdsman, herder’

Old English hyrde

Middle English herde ‘herder, herdsman’

Middle English herder

Today it means

noun A herder of goats.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / goatherder