Etymology

shepherd

shep·herd
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Today it means: A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. Full definition →

Middle English schepherde ← Old English sċēaphierde
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shepherd · noun, verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromsċēaphierde
  2. Middle English · inherited fromschepherde
  3. English todayshepherd

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).

Shepherd · proper noun2

From shepherd.

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