Etymology

gooseherd

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Today it means: A person who tends to geese. Full definition →

Middle English gosherde ← Old English gōshierde
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromgōshierde
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgosherde
  3. English todaygooseherd

From goose + herd (“herder”). Inherited from Middle English gosherde, from Old English gōshierde, a compound of gōs (“goose”) and hierde (“herder”).

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