English

gooseherd

From goose + herd (“herder”).

A compound of goose + herd ‘herder’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns

Proto-Germanic *gans

Proto-West Germanic *gans

Old English gōs

Middle English goos

English goose

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 person who tends to geese.

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

Etymograph / gooseherd