English

hogward

From hog + ward.

A compound of hog + ward

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

English hog

Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover’

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Proto-Germanic *wardō ‘protection, attention, keeping’

Proto-West Germanic *wardu

Old English weard ‘watching, ward, protection’

Middle English ward

English ward

Today it means

noun A swineherd.

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