hoard
English
/hɔɹd/, /hɔːd/, /ho(ː)ɹd/, /hoəd/
noun
Definitions
- A hidden supply or fund.
- (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hord (hoard) inherited from Old English hord (hoard, an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation future use, treasure) inherited from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (hoard, treasure) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kusdʰo-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kusdʰo-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- book English
- bookhoard English
- dishoard English
- hoarder English
- hoardful English
- hoardsome English
- hoardy English
- larder English
- larderhoard English
- scatter English
- scatterhoard English
- unhoard English
- uphoard English
- word English
- word-hoard English
- kustos Finnish
- custos Latin
- Hort German
- horten German
- *kusdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *huzdą Proto-Germanic
- bōchord Old English
- goldhord Old English
- hord Old English
- hordern Old English
- wordhord Old English
- hord Middle English
- horde Middle English
- horden Middle English
- horder Middle English
- hordere Middle English
- hurd Middle English
- hort Old High German
- hort Middle High German
- 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 Gothic
- hord Old Saxon
- *kustots Proto-Italic