English
horseherd
Horseherd comes from Middle English horshirde.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500horshirde
- Englishearliest quotation 1890horseherd
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500horshirde
- Englishearliest quotation 1890horseherd
Earliest quotation: 1890, Joseph Jacobs, Childe Rowland: “And he went along, and along, and along, and…”
Every English word from Middle English horshirde
Today it means
noun A person who tends to horses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English horshirde / horseherd