English

hogherd

Hogherd comes from Middle English hoggeherde.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of hog + herd

Middle English hog ‘a pig or swine, especially one that is…’

English hog

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

Every English word from Middle English hoggeherde

noun A person who looks after pigs; a swineherd.

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