hoard

hoard · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kewdʰ-“to conceal, hide”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*huzdą“treasure; hoard”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hoʀd
4. Old English · inherited fromhord“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”
5. Middle English · inherited fromhord
6. English todayhoard

From Middle English hord, from Old English hord (“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (“treasure; hoard”), of unknown origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to conceal, hide”), thus meaning “something hidden”. Cognate with German Hort (“hoard; refuge”), Icelandic hodd (“treasure”), Latin cū̆stōs (“guard; keeper”). For the meaning development, compare Russian сокро́вище (sokróvišče, “treasure”) related to Russian скрыва́ть (skryvátʹ, “to hide, to conceal”).

hoard · verb²

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hoʀdōn
2. Old English · inherited fromhordian
3. Middle English · inherited fromhorden
4. English todayhoard

From Middle English horden, from Old English hordian, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn.

hoard · noun³

1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*hurdi“wickerwork, braiding of branches, hurdle, scaffolding, military company”
2. Old Dutch · derived from*hurd
3. Middle Dutch · derived fromhorde
4. Old French · derived fromhourd
5. Anglo-Norman · derived fromhurde
6. Middle English · inherited fromhord
7. English todayhoard

From Middle English hord, whorde, from Anglo-Norman hurde and Old French hourd, hourt (“barrier, palisade”), from Middle Dutch horde, from Old Dutch *hurd, from Proto-West Germanic *hurdi (“wickerwork, braiding of branches, hurdle, scaffolding, military company”).

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