The story
- Old English · inherited fromswīnhierde
- Middle English · inherited fromswynherde
- English todayswineherd
From Middle English swynherde, from Old English swīnhierde. Cognate with German Schweinehirt.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
swineherd
Today it means: A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs). Full definition →
Middle English swynherde ← Old English swīnhierde