English
herdess
From herd + -ess.
Formed from herd + -ess
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 shepherdess; a female herder.
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Etymograph / herdess