Herde

Meaning

herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)

Herd

  1. (masculine, strong) cooker; stove
  2. (masculine, strong) hob; cooktop
  3. (dated, masculine, strong) fireplace, hearth
  4. (figuratively, masculine, strong) the household as the traditional workplace of women
  5. (figuratively, masculine, strong) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

häärd

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈheːrdə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herta, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hērde). Cognate with English herd, Danish hjord, Swedish hjord, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

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