Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/heʀdā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to card; comb”).

Noun

*heʀdā f

tow, flax fibre

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*heʀdā
Genitive	*heʀdōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*heʀdā	*heʀdōn
Accusative	*heʀdōn	*heʀdōn
Genitive	*heʀdōn	*heʀdōnō
Dative	*heʀdōn	heʀdōm, heʀdum
Instrumental	*heʀdōn	heʀdōm, heʀdum

Alternative reconstructions

*hiʀdā

Related terms

*haʀd
*haʀu

Descendants

Old English: heorde
- Middle English: herde, harde, hyrde, hurde
  - ⇒ English: hards, hurds (from the plural)
  - ⇒ Scots: hards, harden, harn (from the plural)
Old Frisian: hede
- Saterland Frisian: Häide
- West Frisian: heed
Old Saxon: *herda, *hēda
- Middle Low German: hêde, heide
  - German Low German: Hede
    - → German: (regional) Hede
    - ⇒ German: verheddern
Old Dutch: *herda, *hēda
- Middle Dutch: herde, heerde, hēde
  - Dutch: hede
→ Old French: hard, hart
- Middle French: hart
  - French: hart

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