English

herdgroom

From herd + groom.

A compound of herd + groom

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

Old English brȳdguma ‘bridegroom’

Middle English bridegome ‘bridegroom’

Middle English brydgrome

English bridegroom ‘husband-to-be’

English groom

Today it means

noun A herdsman.

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

Etymograph / herdgroom